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Village

Kaçkar

Located in Çayeli, Rize Province Coordinates: 41°05′53″ N 40°48′49″ E

Map showing the location of Kaçkar Kaçkar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
221 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport10 km
TZX Trabzon International Airport87 km

About Kaçkar

Kaçkar is a village. Location: Çayeli, Rize Province. Elevation: 221 m. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Çınartepe and Deveboynu Tepesi.

Climate of Kaçkar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (214 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Kaçkar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°12°16°20°24°26°27°24°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°8°12°16°19°19°16°12°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)150117967885117104131175214180181

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

How to get to Kaçkar

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 10 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (87 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 26 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 10 kmnorth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 87 kmwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 87 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 26 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 91 kmnortheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 92 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 138 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 188 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kaçkar

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 297 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 14 kmNE
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 12 kmNE
  • Karaağaçlı Tepe Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Cığalver Dağı Mountain 6 kmSE

25–60 km154 places

  • Koca Göl Lake 50 kmE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 51 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 56 kmSW
  • Verçenik Tepesi Mountain 45 kmS

60–100 km364 places

  • Bat’umis Qure Natural site 95 kmNE
  • Çoruh Nehri River 85 kmNE
  • K’orolists’q’ali River 96 kmNE
  • Acharistsqali River 90 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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