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Village

Karatepe

Located in Araklı, Trabzon Province Coordinates: 40°51′02″ N 39°58′03″ E

Map showing the location of Karatepe Karatepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
612 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
TZX Trabzon International Airport22 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport83 km

About Karatepe

Karatepe is a village. Location: Araklı, Trabzon Province. Elevation: 612 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Trabzon International Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Ayva Dağı and Karadere Çayı.

Climate of Karatepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (128 mm)
Driest month
July (55 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 Karatepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°14°17°21°24°24°22°17°13°9°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°6°10°13°16°16°13°10°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)84706767728155679612810596

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

How to get to Karatepe

The nearest airport is Trabzon International Airport (TZX), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trabzon, 27 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 22 kmnorthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 83 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 132 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 50 kmeast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 130 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 133 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 153 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Karatepe

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 250 natural sites, 221 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Üçpınar Tepesi Mountain 18 kmW
  • Pervane Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Koçalak Tepe Mountain 19 kmE
  • Kalakafa Tepesi Mountain 13 kmW

25–60 km126 places

  • Hıdırnebi Mountain 47 kmW
  • Hidirnebi Plateau Natural site 46 kmW
  • Sera Gölü Lake 33 kmNW
  • Çakır Gölü Lake 38 kmSW

60–100 km315 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 89 kmNE
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 87 kmNE
  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 68 kmS
  • Beş Göller Lake 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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