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Village

Balpayam

Located in Pülümür İlçesi, Tunceli Province Coordinates: 39°25′12″ N 40°03′26″ E

Map showing the location of Balpayam Balpayam
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,052 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport56 km
BGG Bingöl Airport78 km

About Balpayam

Balpayam is a village. Location: Pülümür İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Elevation: 2,052 m. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Saban Dağı and Oğulveren Tepesi.

Climate of Balpayam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 98 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 246 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 252 km south19°
  • Cizre · 297 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (118 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Balpayam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°17°22°27°28°24°16°7°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°1°6°9°13°13°9°4°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)87828711810339119177098103

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Balpayam

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 56 kmnorthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 78 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 113 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 110 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 118 kmnortheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 168 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balpayam

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 814 natural sites, 543 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Şengül Dağı Mountain 20 kmN
  • Saban Dağı Mountain 2 kmNE
  • Oğulveren Tepesi Mountain 4 kmNE
  • Hadar Dağı Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km207 places

  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 29 kmS
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 49 kmSE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 50 kmNW
  • Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 38 kmSW

60–100 km1,128 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 99 kmSW
  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 95 kmN
  • Koç Gölü Lake 66 kmW
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 95 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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