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Village

Metkuli

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°01′00″ N 43°59′00″ E

Map showing the location of Metkuli Metkuli
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,040 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 Airport83 km
IGD Iğdır Airport107 km

About Metkuli

Metkuli is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,040 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Metkuli Tepesi and Çeşme Pınarı.

Climate of Metkuli

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 238 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 245 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 361 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (62 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Metkuli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°11°17°22°28°28°24°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-6°1°5°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)343841616239181515494339

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Metkuli

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 83 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 78 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 83 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 107 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 101 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 215 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 238 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Metkuli

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 262 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 11 kmSW
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 16 kmS
  • Köse Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Beyazkaya Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km134 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 56 kmS
  • Lim Island Island 57 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 31 kmSE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 52 kmSW

60–100 km265 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 90 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 69 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 89 kmW
  • Saz Gölü Lake 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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