- Elevation
- 1,057 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport44 km
- EZS Elazığ Airport120 km
About Ulu Çay
Ulu Çay is a river. Location: Malatya Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Nihat Çayı and Kara Dere.
Climate of Ulu Çay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 54 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Suruç · 208 km south20°
- Viranşehir · 238 km southeast18°
- Osmaniye · 243 km southwest21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 33°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- April (67 mm)
- Driest month
- August (4 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 11° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 33° | 33° | 29° | 21° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 3° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 48 | 62 | 67 | 60 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 54 | 59 |
How to get to Ulu Çay
The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 61 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 44 kmsouth
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 120 kmeast
- Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 129 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Malatya Population: 750.5K 61 kmsoutheast
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 113 kmeast
- Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 120 kmsouth
- Sivas Population: 264K 131 kmnorthwest
- Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 162 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ulu Çay
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 265 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km37 places
- Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 7 kmN
- Leylek Dağı Mountain 15 kmNW
- Kızılhisar Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
- Akçababaçalı Tepesi Mountain 25 kmSW
25–60 km144 places
- Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 52 kmSE
- Yama Dağı Mountain 31 kmN
- Sivri Tepe Mountain 40 kmN
- Ozangediği Tepe Mountain 47 kmN
60–100 km316 places
- Sazlıca Gölü Lake 88 kmS
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 61 kmN
- Büyük Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 79 kmNW
- Yılan Dağı Mountain 96 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hekimhan City, Hekimhan İlçesi0.9 km N
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Hekimhan Bucağı Municipality, Malatya Province0.9 km N
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Güzelyurt Village, Hekimhan İlçesi4.3 km SW
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Aşağı Güzüngüt Village, Hekimhan İlçesi2.8 km W
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Dumlu Village, Hekimhan İlçesi4.2 km E
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Karamahmut Village, Hekimhan İlçesi4.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Nihat Çayı River, Malatya Province1 km N
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Kara Dere River, Malatya Province1.5 km NW
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Kuşcul Deresi River, Malatya Province3.9 km SE
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Zorbehan Dağı Mountain, Hekimhan İlçesi6.7 km N
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Eskiköprü Çayı River, Malatya Province6.9 km SE
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Alibaba Tepesi Mountain, Hekimhan İlçesi8.3 km SW
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Hatunkaya Deresi Mountain, Hekimhan İlçesi7.7 km NE
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Kocakır Tepesi Mountain, Hekimhan İlçesi8.6 km E
Sources & licences
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