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Village

Kavalcık

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°05′14″ N 42°48′21″ E

Map showing the location of Kavalcık Kavalcık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,702 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport63 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport104 km

About Kavalcık

Kavalcık is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,702 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Kurtuluş Deresi and Büyük Dere.

Climate of Kavalcık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 99 km south20°
  • Cizre · 100 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 220 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
April (117 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Kavalcık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°13°19°25°31°31°26°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-1°4°9°13°17°17°13°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kavalcık

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 63 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 68 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 63 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 104 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 124 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 68 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 78 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 98 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 100 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kavalcık

Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 929 natural sites, 437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 21 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 9 kmN

25–60 km431 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 35 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 35 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 40 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 46 kmN

60–100 km952 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 84 kmW
  • Lim Island Island 99 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 63 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 60 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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