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Canik Dağları

Located in Samsun Province, Turkey Coordinates: 41°04′22″ N 35°50′01″ E

Map showing the location of Canik Dağları Canik Dağları
Location in Turkey
Elevation
966 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Başalan
3.2 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
MZH Amasya Merzifon Airport38 km
SZF Samsun-Çarşamba Airport65 km

About Canik Dağları

Canik Dağları is a mountain. Location: Samsun Province, Turkey. Elevation: 966 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Elik Tepesi and Şahin Tepesi.

Climate of Canik Dağları

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (64 mm)
Driest month
August (20 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 Canik Dağları
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°14°17°21°23°24°20°15°10°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)524147636453252032505062

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

How to get to Canik Dağları

The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amasya, 47 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 38 kmsouthwest
  • Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) Samsun 65 kmeast
  • Tokat Airport (TJK) Tokat 95 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 47 kmsouth
  • Samsun Population: 394K 48 kmnortheast
  • Turhal Population: 110.9K 79 kmsouth
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 104 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Canik Dağları

Within 100 km: 68 historic and cultural sites, 467 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Ladik Lake Lake 24 kmSE
  • Sıralı Dağı Mountain 7 kmN
  • Kocaçal Tepesi Mountain 20 kmE
  • Evliyaçalı Tepe Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km250 places

  • Uzun Gölü Lake 59 kmN
  • Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 60 kmNW
  • Tatlı Gölü Lake 58 kmN
  • Gıcı Gölü Lake 60 kmN

60–100 km454 places

  • Tuzlu Göl Lake 73 kmN
  • Simenlik Göl Lake 95 kmE
  • Liman Göl Lake 71 kmN
  • Liman Göl Lake 71 kmN

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