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Hemşin

Located in Hemşin İlçesi, Rize Province Coordinates: 41°02′52″ N 40°53′54″ E

Map showing the location of Hemşin Hemşin
Location in Turkey
Elevation
305 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 Airport15 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport86 km

About Hemşin

Hemşin is a city. Location: Hemşin İlçesi, Rize Province. Elevation: 305 m. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Kantarlı Deresi and Cığalver Dağı.

Climate of Hemşin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (184 mm)
Driest month
April (77 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 Hemşin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°12°17°21°25°27°27°25°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°9°12°15°19°19°15°12°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)13010287778311595115151184157158

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

How to get to Hemşin

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (86 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 32 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 15 kmnorth
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 86 kmnortheast
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 32 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 90 kmnortheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 99 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 131 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 188 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hemşin

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 324 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 15 kmN
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 15 kmN
  • Karaağaçlı Tepe Mountain 13 kmW
  • Cığalver Dağı Mountain 4 kmW

25–60 km190 places

  • Koca Göl Lake 44 kmE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 45 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 56 kmSW
  • Verçenik Tepesi Mountain 39 kmS

60–100 km361 places

  • Bat’umis Qure Natural site 94 kmNE
  • Çoruh Nehri River 84 kmNE
  • K’orolists’q’ali River 95 kmNE
  • Acharistsqali River 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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