Village

Karakaya

Located in Gümüşhacıköy İlçesi, Amasya Province Coordinates: 40°51′23″ N 35°10′11″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 82; 82
Elevation: 962 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: MZH Amasya Merzifon Airport30 km; TJK Tokat Airport119 km

About Karakaya

Karakaya is a village. Location: Gümüşhacıköy İlçesi, Amasya Province. Population: 82. Elevation: 962 m.

From Wikipedia

Karakaya is a village in the Gümüşhacıköy District, Amasya Province, Turkey. Its population is 46 (2021).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Karakaya over time

Population of Karakaya over time
2013		52
2014		46
2015		48
2016		52
2017		53
2018		52
2019		49
2020		46
2021		46
2022		55
2023		82
2024		54

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Karakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 0° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month: August (day 27°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: May (69 mm)
Driest month: August (21 mm)

3° -4°

5° -4°

10° -1°

16° 4°

20° 7°

23° 10°

26° 12°

27° 12°

23° 9°

17° 5°

11° 0°

5° -2°

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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 Karakaya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	10°	16°	20°	23°	26°	27°	23°	17°	11°	5°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	48	38	45	62	69	54	24	21	26	44	43	57

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

How to get to Karakaya

The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Çorum, 39 km to the southwest.

Airports

Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 30 kmeast
Tokat Airport (TJK) Tokat 119 kmsoutheast
Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) Samsun 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Çorum Population: 269.6K 39 kmsouthwest
Amasya Population: 114.9K 60 kmeast
Turhal Population: 110.9K 93 kmsoutheast
Samsun Population: 394K 109 kmnortheast
Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 131 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Karakaya

Within 100 km: 73 historic and cultural sites, 576 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

Çitli Gölü Lake 10 kmSE
Alan Dağı Mountain 12 kmW
Tavşan Dağı Mountain 18 kmNE
Eğerli Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km279 places

Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 51 kmN
Karlıgöl Lake 34 kmN
Altınkaya Barajı Lake 53 kmNE
Kara Göl Lake 52 kmS

60–100 km551 places

Maşat Höyük Historic site 93 kmSE
Örükaya Göleti Lake 87 kmS
Ladik Lake Lake 71 kmE
Alacahüyük Sulama Göleti Lake 79 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dikmen Tepesi Mountain, Gümüşhacıköy İlçesi
7.7 km NE
Kara Dere River, Amasya Province
7.3 km N
İnegöl Dağı Mountain, Osmancık
11 km NW
Çangallı Tepesi Mountain, Gümüşhacıköy İlçesi
15 km N
Çitli Gölü Lake, Amasya Province
9.8 km SE
Memici Tepesi Mountain, Hamamözü İlçesi
13 km SW