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Ulu Çay

Located in Malatya Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°48′30″ N 37°55′48″ E

Map showing the location of Ulu Çay Ulu Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,057 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hekimhan
0.9 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
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 sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Ulu Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)524862676026549405459

Other places to visit in this season: May October

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

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