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Karakaya

Located in Mengen İlçesi, Bolu Province Coordinates: 40°56′37″ N 31°57′39″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Karakaya
Location in Turkey
Population
51
51
Elevation
574 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ONQ Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport63 km
ESB Esenboğa International Airport126 km

About Karakaya

Karakaya is a village. Location: Mengen İlçesi, Bolu Province. Population: 51. Elevation: 574 m.

From Wikipedia

Karakaya is a village in the Mengen District, Bolu Province, Turkey. Its population is 51 (2021).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Karakaya over time

Population of Karakaya over time
2013 45
2014 46
2015 40
2016 44
2017 49
2018 49
2019 49
2020 47
2021 51
2022 56
2023 59
2024 55

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Karakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (79 mm)
Driest month
August (25 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 Karakaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°11°16°20°24°27°26°23°18°13°7°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°6°10°13°15°14°12°9°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)725557576349322526395179

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

How to get to Karakaya

The nearest airport is Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) (126 km). The nearest large city is Bolu, 38 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ) Zonguldak 63 kmnorth
  • Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 126 kmsoutheast
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 159 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bolu Population: 184.7K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Zonguldak Population: 101.7K 58 kmnorth
  • Karabük Population: 125.4K 63 kmnortheast
  • Düzce Population: 194.1K 68 kmwest
  • Adapazarı Population: 286.8K 133 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karakaya

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 229 natural sites, 205 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km47 places

  • Yeniçağa Gölü Lake 19 kmS
  • Yedigöller Lake 19 kmW
  • Kise Dağı Mountain 10 kmN
  • Yumru Tepe Mountain 21 kmNE

25–60 km176 places

  • Koca Gölü Lake 42 kmE
  • Aladağ Göleti Lake 45 kmSW
  • Keçi Gölü Lake 42 kmE
  • Yürük Tepesi Mountain 51 kmNW

60–100 km218 places

  • Büyük Ada Island 97 kmN
  • Melen Gölü Lake 79 kmW
  • Abant Gölü Lake 69 kmSW
  • Eğrekkaya Barajı Lake 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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