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Village

Karahisar

Located in Gürün İlçesi, Sivas Province Coordinates: 38°41′58″ N 37°19′45″ E

Map showing the location of Karahisar Karahisar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,386 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport73 km
VAS Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport129 km

About Karahisar

Karahisar is a village. Location: Gürün İlçesi, Sivas Province. Elevation: 1,386 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Gökpınar Deresi and Göksu.

Climate of Karahisar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night -1° · Rain 47 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 204 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 214 km southeast20°
  • İskenderun · 256 km southwest22°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
April (62 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Karahisar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°8°15°20°24°29°29°25°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-8°-6°-2°3°6°9°11°11°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)4642566261317813374754

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Karahisar

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 94 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 73 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 129 kmnorth
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 133 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 120 kmnorth
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 129 kmsouth
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 133 kmsoutheast
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 160 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karahisar

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 285 natural sites, 222 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 25 kmW
  • Köroğlu Dağı Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Hezanlı Dağı Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Bozoğlan Dağı Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km159 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 57 kmE
  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 47 kmSE
  • Sandıkdere Tepesi Mountain 58 kmW
  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 45 kmNE

60–100 km327 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 77 kmNW
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 97 kmW
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 95 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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