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District

Nigde

Located in Niğde Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°06′12″ N 34°48′07″ E

Nigde
Niğde · Klaus-Peter Simon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,343 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
77
listed under Nigde
When to go
May–JuneAugust–October
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport78 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport96 km

About Nigde

Nigde is a district. Location: Niğde Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, August–October. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Uluağaç Deresi and Uluağaç Göleti.

Climate of Nigde

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 0° · Rain 29 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 132 km south22°
  • Adana · 133 km south21°
  • Mersin · 144 km south22°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (54 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Nigde
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°16°20°25°29°29°25°19°12°6°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-1°3°7°10°13°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)3128405354337611322940

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

How to get to Nigde

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 74 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 78 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 96 kmnortheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 137 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 92 kmnortheast
  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 93 kmsouthwest
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 128 kmnorthwest
  • Tarsus Population: 350.7K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Nigde

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 288 natural sites, 150 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Uluağaç Göleti Lake 10 kmSE
  • Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 21 kmNW
  • Meşeliğinsivri Tepesi Mountain 17 kmS
  • Dokuzlar Tepesi Mountain 16 kmS

25–60 km135 places

  • Söbe Göl Lake 54 kmNE
  • Yaygölü Lake 48 kmNE
  • Camız Gölü Lake 45 kmNE
  • Acıgöl Lake 40 kmNW

60–100 km293 places

  • Kanlı Gölü Lake 76 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 91 kmE
  • Yüksün Tepe Mountain 81 kmE
  • Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nigde

77 places
  1. 1 Niğde 91K
  2. 2 Ağcaşar 2.6K
  3. 3 Kayırlı 962
  4. 4 Gösterli 914
  5. 5 Dikilitaş 708
  6. 6 Tepeköy 692
  7. 7 Yeşilburç 464
  8. 8 Narköy 164

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages36

Mountains & nature16

Nearby attractions & nature

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