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Village

Payköy

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°06′26″ N 43°31′26″ E

Map showing the location of Payköy Payköy
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,965 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 Airport73 km
AJI Ağrı Airport74 km

About Payköy

Payköy is a village. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 1,965 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Murat Tepesi and Deli Çay.

Climate of Payköy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 50 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 227 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 230 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 335 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (71 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 Payköy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°17°23°29°29°24°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°1°5°9°13°12°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)364249716739171517595043

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Payköy

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 69 km to the south.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 73 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 74 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 101 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 101 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 190 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 213 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Payköy

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 299 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 13 kmE
  • Esrük Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Babazenk Dağı Mountain 12 kmNW
  • Avgarsa Dağı Mountain 8 kmNW

25–60 km165 places

  • Lim Island Island 31 kmSW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 34 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 57 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 49 kmS

60–100 km351 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 68 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 67 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 95 kmSW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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