City

Silifke

Located in Silifke İlçesi, Mersin Province Coordinates: 36°22′40″ N 33°56′04″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 132,665; 132.7K
Elevation: 17 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: AprilNovember; See the climate
Airports: COV Çukurova International Airport117 km; ECN Ercan International Airport141 km

About Silifke

Silifke is a city. Location: Silifke İlçesi, Mersin Province. Population: 132,665. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are April, November. The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (117 km). Nearby sights include Çamlı Tepe and Bahçe Deresi.

Climate of Silifke

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 21° · Night 11° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: August (day 34°)
Coldest month: January (night 6°)
Wettest month: December (139 mm)
Driest month: August (2 mm)

14° 6°

16° 7°

19° 9°

23° 13°

27° 17°

31° 21°

34° 24°

32° 21°

28° 16°

21° 11°

16° 8°

Jan

127

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

139

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 Silifke
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	14°	16°	19°	23°	27°	31°	34°	34°	32°	28°	21°	16°
Average low (°C)	6°	7°	9°	13°	17°	21°	24°	24°	21°	16°	11°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	127	96	70	41	30	12	7	2	8	46	78	139

Other places to visit in this season: April November

How to get to Silifke

The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (COV), 117 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mersin, 79 km to the northeast.

Airports

Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 117 kmnortheast
Ercan International Airport (ECN) Tymbou (Kirklar) 141 kmsouth
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) Gazipaşa 147 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Mersin Population: 537.8K 79 kmnortheast
Tarsus Population: 350.7K 105 kmnortheast
Karaman Population: 175.4K 110 kmnorthwest
Heraclea Population: 156.3K 126 kmnorth
Adana Population: 1.8M 141 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Silifke

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 1,039 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

Boğsak Adası Island 16 kmSW
Paradeniz Gölü Lake 11 kmSE
Ak Göl Lake 9 kmS
Karakuz Dağı Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km328 places

Ovacık Adası Island 33 kmSW
Dana Adası Island 25 kmSW
Babadil Adası Island 46 kmSW
Büyük Ada Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km936 places

Nisídes Kordýlia Island 94 kmSE
Nisída Gláros Island 92 kmSE
Nisída Lefkónisos Island 92 kmSE
Nisídes Skaloúdia Island 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Silifke and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Silifke	İnegöl	Cizre	Mardin
Population	132.7K	134K	134K	129.9K
Elevation	17 m	293 m	380 m	1,056 m
Summer day (hottest month)	34°	30°	42°	37°
Winter night (coldest month)	6°	-1°	3°	-3°
Annual rainfall	656 mm	519 mm	648 mm	551 mm
Best months	Apr, Nov	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Apr, Oct–Nov	May, Oct
Distance	—	564 km	743 km	616 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Çamlı Tepe Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
8.1 km N
Bahçe Deresi River, Mersin Province
5.8 km SW
Topallar Çeşmesi Natural site, Mersin Province
6.5 km NE
Örmece Tepesi Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
10 km N
Kargacı Tepesi Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
13 km NW
Ak Göl Lake, Mersin Province
8.7 km S
Elaiussa Sebaste Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
24 km NE
Kara Dağ Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
25 km NE