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Mountain

Kale Tepe

Located in Mersin Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°55′52″ N 33°51′30″ E

Map showing the location of Kale Tepe Kale Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,372 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Emirgazi
3.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport110 km
KYA Konya Airport114 km

About Kale Tepe

Kale Tepe is a mountain. Location: Mersin Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,372 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (110 km). Nearby sights include Arısama Dağı and Oyuklu Boğaz.

Climate of Kale Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night -2° · Rain 37 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Mersin · 142 km southeast22°
  • Tarsus · 145 km southeast22°
  • Adana · 167 km southeast21°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (50 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 Kale Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°10°15°20°25°29°28°25°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°2°6°9°12°11°6°2°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)474044474121547253750

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Kale Tepe

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 110 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Heraclea, 49 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 110 kmnortheast
  • Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 114 kmwest
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 158 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 49 kmsouth
  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 51 kmnorth
  • Karaman Population: 175.4K 101 kmsouthwest
  • Konya Population: 1.4M 121 kmwest
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 137 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kale Tepe

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 284 natural sites, 124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • Kara Tepe Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Arısama Dağı Mountain 3 kmE
  • Karayalım Tepe Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Baş Tepe Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km79 places

  • Akgöl Lake 57 kmNW
  • Meyil Gölü Lake 45 kmW
  • Lake Meke Lake 33 kmSW
  • Yarık Tepe Mountain 31 kmE

60–100 km319 places

  • Lake Tuz Lake 97 kmNW
  • Musalar Gölü Lake 100 kmNW
  • Acıgöl Lake 87 kmNW
  • Acıgöl Lake 69 kmNE

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