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Acıgöl

Located in Niğde Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°20′26″ N 34°27′23″ E

Map showing the location of Acıgöl Acıgöl
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,369 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Narköy
1.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport48 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport102 km

About Acıgöl

Acıgöl is a lake. Location: Niğde Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,369 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Şahinkalesi Tepesi and Yalınızdağ Tepesi.

Climate of Acıgöl

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 0° · Rain 30 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 163 km south22°
  • Adana · 169 km southeast21°
  • Mersin · 171 km south22°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (48 mm)
Driest month
August (5 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 Acıgöl
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°15°20°24°28°28°24°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-2°3°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)3431374848307510273041

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Acıgöl

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 38 km to the west.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 48 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 102 kmnortheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 170 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 38 kmwest
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 93 kmnorth
  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 99 kmsouth
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 100 kmnortheast
  • Tarsus Population: 350.7K 163 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Acıgöl

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 254 natural sites, 127 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 19 kmSE
  • Şahinkalesi Tepesi Mountain 7 kmS
  • Boz Tepe Mountain 19 kmS
  • Boz Tepe Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km131 places

  • Uluağaç Göleti Lake 49 kmSE
  • Yarık Tepe Mountain 51 kmSW
  • Pürçüklü Tepe Mountain 60 kmNE
  • Düğün Tepesi Mountain 49 kmE

60–100 km240 places

  • Akgöl Lake 91 kmW
  • Söbe Göl Lake 71 kmE
  • Lake Suğla Lake 97 kmN
  • Yaygölü Lake 71 kmE

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