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Village

Yakacık

Located in Altunhisar District, Niğde Province Coordinates: 38°01′39″ N 34°20′30″ E

Map showing the location of Yakacık Yakacık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,275 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport84 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport130 km

About Yakacık

Yakacık is a village. Location: Altunhisar District, Niğde Province. Elevation: 1,275 m. The best months to visit are May–July, September–October. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Çeçibuyduran Tepe and Karakaya Tepesi.

Climate of Yakacık

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 31 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 133 km south22°
  • Mersin · 138 km south22°
  • Adana · 145 km southeast21°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (61 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Yakacık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°16°21°25°29°29°26°19°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)3534486061368711303144

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

How to get to Yakacık

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 84 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 84 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 130 kmnortheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 142 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 125 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 127 kmnortheast
  • Tarsus Population: 350.7K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yakacık

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 251 natural sites, 137 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Yarık Tepe Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Melendiz Dağı Mountain 12 kmNE
  • Leşkeri Tepe Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Çeçibuyduran Tepe Mountain 9 kmN

25–60 km119 places

  • Acıgöl Lake 36 kmN
  • Uluağaç Göleti Lake 45 kmE
  • Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 34 kmNE
  • Tapor Dağı Mountain 58 kmS

60–100 km262 places

  • Akgöl Lake 87 kmW
  • Söbe Göl Lake 92 kmNE
  • Yaygölü Lake 88 kmNE
  • Camız Gölü Lake 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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