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Ayancık

Located in Sinop Province, Turkey Coordinates: 41°49′48″ N 34°36′00″ E

Map showing the location of Ayancık Ayancık
Location in Turkey
Population
22,611
22.6K
Elevation
861 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
169
listed under Ayancık
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOP Sinop Airport44 km
KFS Kastamonu Airport88 km

About Ayancık

Ayancık is a district. Location: Sinop Province, Turkey. Population: 22,611. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Küçük Çay and Doluseki Çayı.

Climate of Ayancık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (78 mm)
Driest month
July (39 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 Ayancık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°13°17°21°24°24°20°15°10°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)655151617159394246646378

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

How to get to Ayancık

The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (NOP), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 85 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 44 kmnortheast
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 88 kmsouthwest
  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 135 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 145 kmsouth
  • Samsun Population: 394K 157 kmeast
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Karabük Population: 125.4K 179 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ayancık

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 305 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

  • Erfelek Baraj Gölü Lake 15 kmE
  • Zindan Dağı Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Sultanağaç Dağı Mountain 7 kmW
  • Sarıdökük Tepe Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km146 places

  • Tavşan Adası Island 43 kmNE
  • Sarı Ada Island 44 kmNE
  • Sarıkum Gölü Lake 34 kmNE
  • Küçüksu Göleti Lake 56 kmSW

60–100 km193 places

  • Terzili Göleti Lake 64 kmW
  • Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 76 kmSE
  • Çiğdem Barajı Lake 67 kmSW
  • Karlıgöl Lake 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ayancık

169 places
  1. 1 Ayancık 11.8K
  2. 2 Dolay 1.1K
  3. 3 Armutluyazı 112
  4. 4 Yemişen 97

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages45

Mountains & nature11

Nearby attractions & nature

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