Village

Sömek

Located in Silifke İlçesi, Mersin Province Coordinates: 36°35′29″ N 34°04′51″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 817; 817
Elevation: 874 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: COV Çukurova International Airport95 km; GZP Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport163 km

About Sömek

Sömek is a village. Location: Silifke İlçesi, Mersin Province. Population: 817. Elevation: 874 m.

From Wikipedia

Sömek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 817 (2022). The village is situated in the peneplane area of Toros Mountains. The distance to Silifke is 37 kilometres (23 mi) and to Mersin is 85 kilometres (53 mi). Like most other settlements in Mersin Province, the area around Sömek has many ancient ruins. The rock relief of Athena which is situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the village shows the Isaurian history of the area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Sömek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silifke · 27 km southwest21°
Mersin · 55 km northeast22°
Tarsus · 81 km northeast22°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (133 mm)
Driest month: August (4 mm)

8° 0°

10° 0°

13° 3°

18° 7°

22° 11°

26° 15°

29° 18°

30° 17°

27° 14°

22° 10°

16° 5°

10° 2°

Jan

125

Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

133

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 Sömek
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	10°	13°	18°	22°	26°	29°	30°	27°	22°	16°	10°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	3°	7°	11°	15°	18°	17°	14°	10°	5°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	125	97	78	51	40	16	7	4	11	47	77	133

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Sömek

The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (COV), 95 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silifke, 27 km to the southwest.

Airports

Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 95 kmeast
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) Gazipaşa 163 kmwest
Ercan International Airport (ECN) Tymbou (Kirklar) 168 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Silifke Population: 132.7K 27 kmsouthwest
Mersin Population: 537.8K 56 kmnortheast
Tarsus Population: 350.7K 81 kmnortheast
Karaman Population: 175.4K 101 kmnorthwest
Heraclea Population: 156.3K 102 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Sömek

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 757 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

Sandal Dağı Mountain 6 kmE
Pusat Dağı Mountain 23 kmW
Payamlı Tepesi Mountain 25 kmN
Göynük Dağı Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km207 places

Ovacık Adası Island 60 kmSW
Dana Adası Island 52 kmSW
Boğsak Adası Island 43 kmSW
Paradeniz Gölü Lake 34 kmS

60–100 km714 places

Babadil Adası Island 72 kmSW
Aksaz Adası Island 99 kmSW
Büyük Ada Island 83 kmSW
Yelkenli Ada Island 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kara Dağ Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
2.9 km S
Kızılgeçitçayı Deresi River, Mersin Province
2.1 km N
Sandal Dağı Mountain, Erdemli İlçesi
5.8 km E
Kanlıdivane Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
11 km SE
Kapıtaşı Tepesi Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
11 km S
Akçay Deresi River, Mersin Province
7.3 km N