- Elevation
- 2,342 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport52 km
- YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport108 km
About Akgöl
Akgöl is a lake. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,342 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Mollasadi Dağı and Çöplük Göleti.
Climate of Akgöl
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 43 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 189 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 200 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 328 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- April (69 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 22° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 14° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -12° | -6° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -3° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 43 |
How to get to Akgöl
The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 52 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 47 km to the west.
Airports
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 52 kmwest
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 108 kmsouth
- Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 136 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Van Population: 525K 47 kmwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 156 kmnorthwest
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 160 kmnorth
- Siirt Population: 114K 184 kmwest
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 189 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Akgöl
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 352 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km56 places
- Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 12 kmNW
- Değirmi Gölü Lake 23 kmNE
- Çöplük Göleti Lake 5 kmSE
- Şeyhhasan Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNW
25–60 km221 places
- Turna Gölü Lake 28 kmW
- Süphan Gölü Lake 53 kmN
- Hasantimur Gölü Lake 43 kmNE
- Gövelek Gölü Lake 27 kmW
60–100 km329 places
- Lim Island Island 65 kmNW
- İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 74 kmW
- Akdamar Adası Island 79 kmW
- Kuzu Adası Island 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mollasadi Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi3.5 km S
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Çöplük Göleti Lake, Van Province4.8 km SE
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Şehitömer Tepesi Mountain, Özalp İlçesi5.9 km N
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Nacarabad Dağları Mountain, Van Province8.2 km NE
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Goharamışam Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi6.5 km S
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Tuztaşı Tepesi Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi7.8 km S
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Goharamişan Tepesi Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi8 km S
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Bazıdağı Tepesi Mountain, Saray İlçesi9.3 km E
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