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Village

Başalan

Located in Kavak İlçesi, Samsun Province Coordinates: 41°04′52″ N 35°52′13″ E

Map showing the location of Başalan Başalan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
997 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
MZH Amasya Merzifon Airport41 km
SZF Samsun-Çarşamba Airport62 km

About Başalan

Başalan is a village. Location: Kavak İlçesi, Samsun Province. Elevation: 997 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Şahin Tepesi and Elik Tepesi.

Climate of Başalan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
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 Başalan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°14°17°21°23°23°20°15°9°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)524147636453252032505062

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Başalan

The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), 41 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Samsun, 45 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 41 kmsouthwest
  • Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) Samsun 62 kmeast
  • Tokat Airport (TJK) Tokat 95 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Samsun Population: 394K 45 kmnortheast
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 48 kmsouth
  • Turhal Population: 110.9K 79 kmsouth
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 103 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Başalan

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 455 natural sites, 204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Ladik Lake Lake 23 kmSE
  • Sıralı Dağı Mountain 7 kmNW
  • Kocaçal Tepesi Mountain 17 kmE
  • Evliyaçalı Tepe Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km248 places

  • Uzun Gölü Lake 57 kmN
  • Balık Gölü Lake 59 kmN
  • Tatlı Gölü Lake 57 kmN
  • Gıcı Gölü Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km436 places

  • Tuzlu Göl Lake 71 kmN
  • Simenlik Göl Lake 92 kmE
  • Liman Göl Lake 70 kmN
  • Liman Göl Lake 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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