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Mountain

Çat Dağı

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°16′51″ N 43°32′54″ E

Map showing the location of Çat Dağı Çat Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,136 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bölmeçalı
5.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport28 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport101 km

About Çat Dağı

Çat Dağı is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,136 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Sürdüz Dağı and Kırmızıtaş Tepe.

Climate of Çat Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 150 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 160 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 288 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (82 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Çat Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°4°10°16°22°22°18°9°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°0°4°8°7°3°-2°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)455370826227111012545652

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Çat Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 28 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 28 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 101 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 150 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 28 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 146 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 150 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 160 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 165 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Çat Dağı

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 566 natural sites, 364 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 21 kmN
  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 21 kmS
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 7 kmNE

25–60 km268 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 36 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 54 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 45 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 49 kmW

60–100 km625 places

  • Lim Island Island 67 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 82 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 67 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bölmeçalı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.7 km SE
  • Işıkpınar Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.4 km NE
  • Dağarcık Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.7 km SE
  • Yatağ Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.6 km NW
  • Erkaldı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    8.3 km N
  • Hacıköy Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    8.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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