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Besni

Located in Besni İlçesi, Adıyaman Province Coordinates: 37°41′34″ N 37°51′40″ E

Map showing the location of Besni Besni
Location in Turkey
Population
41,892
41.9K
Elevation
904 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ADF Adıyaman Airport54 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport82 km

About Besni

Besni is a city. Location: Besni İlçesi, Adıyaman Province. Population: 41,892. Elevation: 904 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Kuş Tepe and Kaplan Tepe.

Climate of Besni

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 94 km southeast20°
  • Osmaniye · 158 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 175 km east18°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (98 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Besni
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°19°25°31°35°35°31°23°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°7°12°16°20°19°15°10°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)887275624311225406498

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Besni

The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Adıyaman, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 54 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 82 kmwest
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 37 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 82 kmsouthwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 83 kmwest
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 83 kmnortheast
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 94 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Besni

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 344 natural sites, 215 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 22 kmNW
  • Mazılık Tepe Mountain 24 kmS
  • Akdurak Tepe Mountain 24 kmS
  • Kara Tepe Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km148 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 53 kmNE
  • İnekli Göl Lake 32 kmW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 28 kmW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 38 kmSW

60–100 km407 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 93 kmSW
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 68 kmE
  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 87 kmW
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 63 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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