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Village

Karakaya

Located in İliç İlçesi, Erzincan Province Coordinates: 39°32′47″ N 38°23′40″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Karakaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,065 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport99 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport126 km

About Karakaya

Karakaya is a village. Location: İliç İlçesi, Erzincan Province. Elevation: 1,065 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Piliç Dağı and Tebdekaya Tepesi.

Climate of Karakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 284 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 286 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 324 km southeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (5 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)3°5°11°18°23°28°32°32°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-2°2°7°11°15°18°18°14°9°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)6053627367348512466170

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karakaya

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 99 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 96 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 99 kmeast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 126 kmsouth
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 130 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 96 kmeast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 120 kmwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 120 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 133 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 152 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karakaya

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 200 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Palat Gölü Lake 20 kmE
  • Üçpınar Dağı Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 23 kmE
  • Piliç Dağı Mountain 5 kmSW

25–60 km138 places

  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 57 kmN
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Ziyarettepeleri | Çobanevliyası Mountain 49 kmNW
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 56 kmSE

60–100 km316 places

  • Kuru Göl Lake 77 kmW
  • Tötürge Gölü Lake 78 kmNW
  • Büyük Göl Lake 94 kmNW
  • Kılıçkaya Barajı Lake 68 kmN

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