Akpınar, Van Province — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Akpınar

Akpınar is a natural site. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Cehennem Deresi and Camıztaşı Tepesi.

Photos of Akpınar

Çavuştepe Martijn Munneke from Netherlands · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Akpınar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 157 km southwest20°
Cizre · 165 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 287 km southwest19°

Hottest month: July (day 28°)
Coldest month: January (night -11°)
Wettest month: April (72 mm)
Driest month: July (7 mm)

-2° -11°

-1° -10°

4° -6°

11° 0°

17° 5°

23° 9°

28° 13°

28° 12°

23° 8°

15° 2°

7° -3°

0° -8°

Jan

42

Feb

47

Mar

61

Apr

72

May

58

Jun

24

Jul

7

Aug

7

Sep

13

Oct

53

Nov

56

Dec

48

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 Akpınar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-2°	-1°	4°	11°	17°	23°	28°	28°	23°	15°	7°	0°
Average low (°C)	-11°	-10°	-6°	0°	5°	9°	13°	12°	8°	2°	-3°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	42	47	61	72	58	24	7	7	13	53	56	48

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Akpınar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 12 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 12 kmnorthwest
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 119 kmsoutheast
Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 142 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Van Population: 525K 10 kmnorthwest
Siirt Population: 114K 143 kmwest
Ağrı Population: 124.5K 148 kmnorth
Silopi Population: 114.6K 157 kmsouthwest
Cizre Population: 134K 165 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Akpınar

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 518 natural sites, 350 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

Turna Gölü Lake 14 kmE
Gövelek Gölü Lake 20 kmNE
Çegen Gölü Lake 18 kmN
Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km237 places

Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 33 kmE
Lim Island Island 50 kmN
İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 38 kmNW
Akdamar Adası Island 37 kmW

60–100 km604 places

Simhaç Adası Island 71 kmW
Süphan Gölü Lake 70 kmNE
Hasantimur Gölü Lake 79 kmNE
Değirmi Gölü Lake 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Van City, Van Province
9.9 km NW
Alikişman Village, Edremit
2.9 km W
Bakraçlı Village, İpekyolu
3 km N
Aşağı Bakraçlı Village, İpekyolu
4.7 km N
Kurubaş Village, Edremit
5.1 km NW
Taşkonak Village, Edremit
5.2 km S

Akpınar

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cehennem Deresi River, Van Province
1 km N
Camıztaşı Tepesi Mountain, Edremit
2.2 km SE
Büyükerek Dağı Mountain, İpekyolu
5.2 km NE
Camıztaşı Deresi River, Van Province
4.9 km NW
Abdo Pınarı Natural site, Van Province
5.8 km S
Bol Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi
8 km SE
Ganisipi Pınarı Natural site, Van Province
8.6 km SW
Beyazpi Tepesi Mountain, İpekyolu
11 km NE