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Kaçkar Dağları

Located in Rize Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°54′18″ N 41°09′43″ E

Map showing the location of Kaçkar Dağları Kaçkar Dağları
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,351 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yaylalar
10 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport40 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport86 km

About Kaçkar Dağları

Kaçkar Dağları is a mountain. Location: Rize Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,351 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Bulut Dağlar and Demir Dağı.

Climate of Kaçkar Dağları

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (96 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Dağları
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°11°16°20°20°16°10°3°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-8°-2°2°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)585254779690555463887972

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kaçkar Dağları

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (86 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 55 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 40 kmnorthwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 86 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 55 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 91 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 111 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 121 kmwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 192 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kaçkar Dağları

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 391 natural sites, 311 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Kaçkartepeleri Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Kaçkar Dağı Mountain 8 kmS
  • Hunut Dağı Mountain 14 kmS
  • Güngörmez Dağı Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km282 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 36 kmNW
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 38 kmNW
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 51 kmSE
  • Koca Göl Lake 34 kmNE

60–100 km366 places

  • Bat’umis Qure Natural site 94 kmNE
  • Çoruh Nehri River 85 kmNE
  • K’orolists’q’ali River 95 kmNE
  • Acharistsqali River 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yaylalar Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    10 km SE
  • Kavran Yaylası Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    6.1 km NW
  • Ayder Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    6.6 km NW
  • Meretet Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    7.4 km SE
  • Olgunlar Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    8.5 km SE
  • Heveg Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    8.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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