- Elevation
- 1,304 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport59 km
- ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport90 km
About Alay
Alay is a village. Location: Nigde, Niğde Province. Elevation: 1,304 m.
Alay is a town (belde) in the Niğde District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,038 (2022). It is situated 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of Niğde. The town may be very old. According to Mayor's page it was named after İsmail Bahri Mahmut, a commander of a regiment (Turkish: Alay). The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1988. The main crops of the town are potato and wheat.
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Climate of Alay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 0° · Rain 30 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Tarsus · 150 km south22°
- Adana · 151 km south21°
- Mersin · 161 km south22°
- Hottest month
- July (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- April (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 19° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 40 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Alay
The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 61 km to the west.
Airports
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 59 kmnorth
- Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 90 kmnortheast
- Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 155 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aksaray Population: 327.6K 61 kmwest
- Kayseri Population: 1.5M 86 kmnortheast
- Heraclea Population: 156.3K 101 kmsouthwest
- Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 109 kmnorthwest
- Tarsus Population: 350.7K 150 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alay
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 283 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km24 places
- Acıgöl Lake 24 kmNW
- Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 7 kmW
- Şahinkalesi Tepesi Mountain 24 kmW
- Kara Tepe Mountain 11 kmSE
25–60 km142 places
- Söbe Göl Lake 53 kmE
- Yaygölü Lake 50 kmE
- Camız Gölü Lake 49 kmE
- Uluağaç Göleti Lake 29 kmSE
60–100 km279 places
- Kanlı Gölü Lake 69 kmNE
- Engir Gölü Lake 98 kmNE
- Karaboğaz Göleti Lake 90 kmNW
- Kurunhöyük Gölü Lake 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Göllü Dağ Mountain, Nigde12 km W -
Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake, Niğde Province6.8 km W
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Kara Tepe Mountain, Nigde11 km SE
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Gellek Tepesi Mountain, Nigde20 km S
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Tapır Tepesi Mountain, Nigde11 km NE
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Boz Tepe Mountain, Çiftlik District12 km W
Sources & licences
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