Village

Erçek

Located in İpekyolu, Van Province Coordinates: 38°39′04″ N 43°38′38″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,806 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 Airport34 km; AJI Ağrı Airport124 km

About Erçek

Erçek is a village. Location: İpekyolu, Van Province. Elevation: 1,806 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Keriz Pınarları and Özalp Çayı.

Climate of Erçek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 188 km southwest20°
Cizre · 195 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 314 km southwest19°

Hottest month: July (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night -9°)
Wettest month: April (69 mm)
Driest month: August (9 mm)

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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 Erçek
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	1°	5°	12°	18°	24°	30°	29°	25°	17°	9°	3°
Average low (°C)	-9°	-8°	-3°	3°	7°	11°	15°	14°	10°	5°	0°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	40	43	54	69	58	29	11	9	13	52	51	45

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Erçek

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 29 km to the southwest.

Airports

Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 34 kmsouthwest
Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 124 kmnorthwest
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 133 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Van Population: 525K 29 kmsouthwest
Ağrı Population: 124.5K 129 kmnorthwest
Iğdır Population: 101.7K 145 kmnorth
Siirt Population: 114K 169 kmsouthwest
Silopi Population: 114.6K 188 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Erçek

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 386 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 19 kmSE
Turna Gölü Lake 20 kmS
Gövelek Gölü Lake 11 kmS
Lake Erçek Lake 6 kmW

25–60 km222 places

Lim Island Island 35 kmNW
İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 49 kmW
Süphan Gölü Lake 40 kmNE
Lake Arin Lake 60 kmW

60–100 km395 places

Akdamar Adası Island 63 kmSW
Kuzu Adası Island 65 kmSW
Avdu Adaları Island 66 kmW
Simhaç Adası Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Keriz Pınarları Natural site, Van Province
4.1 km NE
Özalp Çayı River, Van Province
3.8 km N
Irgat Dağı Mountain, İpekyolu
6.5 km SE
Baz Tepesi Mountain, İpekyolu
7.2 km S
Lake Erçek Lake, Van Province
6.5 km W
Küçükçaylak Deresi River, Van Province
7 km N