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Çaçan Gölü

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°33′33″ N 44°17′10″ E

Map showing the location of Çaçan Gölü Çaçan Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,349 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yāmān Yūrd
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport84 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport112 km

About Çaçan Gölü

Çaçan Gölü is a lake. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,349 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Luzunçeşme Tepe and Uzunçeşme Tepesi.

Climate of Çaçan Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -4° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 217 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 229 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 359 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (67 mm)
Driest month
September (12 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 Çaçan Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°2°10°15°21°26°26°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)353750676133161312463938

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Çaçan Gölü

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 84 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 79 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 84 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 112 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 120 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 153 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 167 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 217 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 217 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Çaçan Gölü

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 262 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 14 kmNW
  • Mollatopuz Tepe Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Beyzade Tepe Mountain 16 kmN

25–60 km136 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 42 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 28 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 58 kmW

60–100 km278 places

  • Lim Island Island 88 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 60 kmW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 63 kmW
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 71 kmW

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