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Ulu Çay

Located in Malatya Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°46′59″ N 38°12′38″ E

Map showing the location of Ulu Çay Ulu Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,018 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Asmaca
0.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport40 km
EZS Elazığ Airport96 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 (40 km). Nearby sights include Avşar Deresi and Doyuran Tepe.

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 57 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 202 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 220 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 256 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (67 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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°6°11°18°23°29°34°34°30°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°6°11°15°19°18°14°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)565262675523427425762

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Ulu Çay

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 49 km to the south.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 40 kmsouth
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 96 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 119 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 49 kmsouth
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 89 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 113 kmsouth
  • Sivas Population: 264K 149 kmnorthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 150 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ulu Çay

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 255 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
  • Göl Dağı Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Hatunkaya Deresi Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Kocakır Tepesi Mountain 16 kmW

25–60 km146 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 34 kmSE
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 41 kmNW
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 42 kmN
  • Sernek Dağı Mountain 56 kmNE

60–100 km322 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 81 kmS
  • Palat Gölü Lake 90 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 70 kmNW
  • Büyük Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 96 kmNW

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