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Büyük Çay

Located in Sinop Province, Turkey Coordinates: 41°20′18″ N 34°30′17″ E

Map showing the location of Büyük Çay Büyük Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
991 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aşağıseyricek
1.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KFS Kastamonu Airport59 km
NOP Sinop Airport89 km

About Büyük Çay

Büyük Çay is a river. Location: Sinop Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kastamonu Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Dikmen Tepesi and Ömer Tepesi.

Climate of Büyük Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (67 mm)
Driest month
July (33 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 Büyük Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°14°18°21°24°24°21°15°9°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-2°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)574446606755333337555267

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

How to get to Büyük Çay

The nearest airport is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 61 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 59 kmwest
  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 89 kmnortheast
  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 61 kmwest
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 95 kmsoutheast
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 135 kmsoutheast
  • Samsun Population: 394K 154 kmeast
  • Karabük Population: 125.4K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Büyük Çay

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 436 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • Yığınlıçal Tepesi Mountain 12 kmW
  • Yergen Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Tur Dağı Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Susuz Dağ Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km222 places

  • Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 58 kmE
  • Çiğdem Barajı Lake 60 kmNW
  • Küçüksu Göleti Lake 28 kmW
  • Soluk Dağ Mountain 60 kmE

60–100 km428 places

  • Tavşan Adası Island 92 kmNE
  • Sarı Ada Island 91 kmNE
  • Sarıkum Gölü Lake 83 kmNE
  • Terzili Göleti Lake 64 kmNW

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