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Derik Gölü

Located in Muş Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°03′00″ N 41°43′58″ E

Map showing the location of Derik Gölü Derik Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,498 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kumlukıyı
1.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport34 km
BGG Bingöl Airport101 km

About Derik Gölü

Derik Gölü is a lake. Location: Muş Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,498 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Nilüfer Gölü and Yartaşı Tepesi.

Climate of Derik Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 195 km south20°
  • Silopi · 211 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 230 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (102 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Derik Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°12°19°25°30°31°26°18°10°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°3°7°11°15°15°11°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)6775841027834121015658173

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Derik Gölü

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 103 km to the north.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 34 kmsouth
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 101 kmwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 112 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 103 kmnorth
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 109 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 126 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 135 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 139 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Derik Gölü

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 542 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 10 kmN
  • Nilüfer Gölü Lake 3 kmNW
  • Hızırbaba Tepesi Mountain 10 kmNE
  • Akdoğan Dağları Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km140 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 33 kmNW
  • Lake Nazik Lake 53 kmSE
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 49 kmE
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 58 kmNW

60–100 km695 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 64 kmSE
  • Kaz Gölü Lake 60 kmNE
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 81 kmE
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 97 kmE

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