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Gövelek Gölü

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°33′01″ N 43°37′12″ E

Map showing the location of Gövelek Gölü Gövelek Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,237 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yalınağaç
5.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport27 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport124 km

About Gövelek Gölü

Gövelek Gölü is a lake. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,237 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Kazan Dağı and Baz Tepesi.

Climate of Gövelek Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 177 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 185 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 307 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (69 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Gövelek Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°10°15°21°27°27°22°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°0°4°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)40435469582911913525145

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

How to get to Gövelek Gölü

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 22 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 27 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 124 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 133 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 22 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 139 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 157 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 177 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gövelek Gölü

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 415 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 16 kmE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 9 kmS
  • Lake Erçek Lake 14 kmN
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 14 kmW

25–60 km225 places

  • Lim Island Island 42 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 47 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 56 kmSW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 59 kmW

60–100 km433 places

  • Avdu Adaları Island 61 kmW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 85 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 71 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 63 kmW

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