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Village

Çayır

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°57′53″ N 43°58′44″ E

Map showing the location of Çayır Çayır
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,352 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport79 km
AJI Ağrı Airport112 km

About Çayır

Çayır is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,352 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Metkuli Tepesi and Kebir Dağı.

Climate of Çayır

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 233 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 240 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 357 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (67 mm)
Driest month
September (15 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 Çayır
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°14°20°26°26°22°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-7°-1°3°6°11°10°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)353947676639191615524340

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

How to get to Çayır

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 79 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 74 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 79 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 112 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 113 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 107 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 212 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 233 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Çayır

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 271 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km45 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 10 kmW
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 11 kmSE
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Beyazkaya Tepesi Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km131 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 50 kmS
  • Lim Island Island 56 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 27 kmSE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 56 kmSW

60–100 km273 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 87 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 64 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 88 kmW
  • Saz Gölü Lake 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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