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Kılıçkaya Barajı

Located in Sivas Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°09′25″ N 38°18′41″ E

Map showing the location of Kılıçkaya Barajı Kılıçkaya Barajı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
827 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yağlıçayır
4.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
OGU Ordu–Giresun Airport92 km
ERC Erzincan Airport115 km

About Kılıçkaya Barajı

Kılıçkaya Barajı is a lake. Location: Sivas Province, Turkey. Elevation: 827 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Ordu–Giresun Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Değirmen Deresi and Şakşak Deresi.

Climate of Kılıçkaya Barajı

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 349 km south18°
  • Suruç · 354 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 384 km southeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (72 mm)
Driest month
August (11 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 Kılıçkaya Barajı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°18°22°26°30°30°27°20°13°7°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°2°7°11°14°16°16°13°9°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)544855707245131121506062

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

How to get to Kılıçkaya Barajı

The nearest airport is Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU), 92 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Giresun, 85 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU) Ordu 92 kmnorth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 115 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 126 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 85 kmnorth
  • Ordu Population: 229.2K 98 kmnorth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 111 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 120 kmwest
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kılıçkaya Barajı

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 224 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Çatalgöl Lake 19 kmNE
  • Hacıkaya Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Dıştaş Tepe Mountain 18 kmE
  • Dikmen Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km140 places

  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 27 kmSE
  • Ziyarettepeleri | Çobanevliyası Mountain 53 kmSW
  • Yağsıyan Tepe Mountain 56 kmSW
  • Üçlerbaba Tepesi Mountain 53 kmSW

60–100 km295 places

  • Giresun Adası Island 86 kmN
  • Kuru Göl Lake 80 kmSW
  • Tötürge Gölü Lake 68 kmSW
  • Büyük Göl Lake 86 kmW

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