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Village

Vahtara

Located in Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province Coordinates: 40°54′00″ N 41°18′00″ E

Map showing the location of Vahtara Vahtara
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,604 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport49 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport83 km

About Vahtara

Vahtara is a village. Location: Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province. Elevation: 2,604 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Zamevan Deresi and Büyük Çay.

Climate of Vahtara

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -6° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (103 mm)
Driest month
August (53 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 Vahtara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-2°5°10°15°19°20°16°9°2°-4°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-10°-3°0°3°6°6°3°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)5955588310389555360908174

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Vahtara

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 49 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (83 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 67 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 49 kmnorthwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 83 kmnorth
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 67 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 110 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 133 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 201 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Vahtara

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 414 natural sites, 321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Kaçkartepeleri Mountain 9 kmN
  • Kaçkar Dağı Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Hunut Dağı Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Güngörmez Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE

25–60 km323 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 44 kmNW
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 46 kmNW
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 41 kmSE
  • Koca Göl Lake 30 kmN

60–100 km360 places

  • Kara Göl Lake 71 kmNE
  • Kara Göl Lake 89 kmSW
  • Akgöl Lake 88 kmE
  • Kara Göller Lake 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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