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Village

Karakale

Located in Divriği İlçesi, Sivas Province Coordinates: 39°30′00″ N 37°58′00″ E

Map showing the location of Karakale Karakale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,344 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAS Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport98 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport119 km

About Karakale

Karakale is a village. Location: Divriği İlçesi, Sivas Province. Elevation: 1,344 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Ilıca Deresi and Fidil Dağı.

Climate of Karakale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 283 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 297 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 309 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (65 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Karakale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°9°16°21°25°30°30°26°19°11°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°0°5°8°11°14°14°11°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)4843546564347613404855

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Karakale

The nearest airport is Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS), 98 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sivas, 86 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 98 kmwest
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 119 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Sivas Population: 264K 86 kmwest
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 131 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 133 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Karakale

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 216 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Göl Dağı Mountain 21 kmE
  • Fidil Dağı Mountain 11 kmNE
  • Dumluca Dağı Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km128 places

  • Kuru Göl Lake 46 kmNW
  • Tötürge Gölü Lake 53 kmNW
  • Palat Gölü Lake 57 kmE
  • Ziyarettepeleri | Çobanevliyası Mountain 32 kmN

60–100 km316 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 93 kmW
  • Büyük Göl Lake 65 kmNW
  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 80 kmNE
  • Serpincik Göleti Lake 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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