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River

Büyük Çay

Located in Erzincan Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°52′02″ N 39°51′33″ E

Map showing the location of Büyük Çay Büyük Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,749 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Doğanyuva
1.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport33 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport113 km

About Büyük Çay

Büyük Çay is a river. Location: Erzincan Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Boraşenliği Deresi and Köy Çayı.

Climate of Büyük Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 294 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 304 km south19°
  • Suruç · 345 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
May (83 mm)
Driest month
August (11 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 Büyük Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°13°19°23°28°28°24°17°8°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°2°6°9°12°12°8°4°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)514860828345131118536159

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Büyük Çay

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 33 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 35 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 33 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 113 kmeast
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 125 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 121 kmeast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 122 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 127 kmnorth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 140 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Büyük Çay

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 706 natural sites, 412 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 13 kmSW
  • Hatabi Tepe Mountain 7 kmNW
  • Hatabi Dağı Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Esence Tepe Mountain 12 kmSW

25–60 km152 places

  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 43 kmN
  • Tayran Dağı Mountain 49 kmSW
  • Şengül Dağı Mountain 35 kmSE
  • Saban Dağı Mountain 51 kmS

60–100 km934 places

  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 82 kmS
  • Beş Göller Lake 87 kmNW
  • Koç Gölü Lake 65 kmSW
  • Çakır Gölü Lake 80 kmN

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