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Village

Balan

Located in Pertek İlçesi, Tunceli Province Coordinates: 38°53′00″ N 39°14′00″ E

Map showing the location of Balan Balan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
856 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
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Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport32 km
ERC Erzincan Airport95 km

About Balan

Balan is a village. Location: Pertek İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Elevation: 856 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Değirmen Dere and Hozat Deresi.

Climate of Balan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 190 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 222 km southeast19°
  • Suruç · 224 km south20°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (99 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Balan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°12°19°25°30°35°35°31°23°14°7°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°9°13°17°21°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)867783876621539578599

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Balan

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 23 km to the south.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 32 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 95 kmnorth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 111 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 23 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 98 kmnorth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 109 kmeast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 125 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balan

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 254 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Sakaltutan Dağı Mountain 13 kmE
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 13 kmS
  • Kaplıkaya Tepesi Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Ağacan Dağı Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km154 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 46 kmS
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 34 kmSE
  • Ziri Dağı Mountain 35 kmE
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 48 kmNW

60–100 km373 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 83 kmSW
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 87 kmE
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 97 kmE
  • Palat Gölü Lake 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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