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Village

Kuruçay

Located in İliç İlçesi, Erzincan Province Coordinates: 39°38′25″ N 38°28′27″ E

Map showing the location of Kuruçay Kuruçay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,056 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport91 km
EZS Elazığ Airport135 km

About Kuruçay

Kuruçay is a village. Location: İliç İlçesi, Erzincan Province. Elevation: 1,056 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Ovacık Tepesi and Çilhoroz Tepesi.

Climate of Kuruçay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 291 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 296 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 328 km southeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 33°)
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 Kuruçay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°18°23°28°32°33°29°21°13°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 Kuruçay

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 91 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 88 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 91 kmeast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 135 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 136 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 88 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 126 kmwest
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 142 kmnorth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 144 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kuruçay

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 216 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Palat Gölü Lake 18 kmSE
  • Üçpınar Dağı Mountain 8 kmE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Piliç Dağı Mountain 17 kmSW

25–60 km136 places

  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 45 kmN
  • Kılıçkaya Barajı Lake 59 kmN
  • Ziyarettepeleri | Çobanevliyası Mountain 50 kmW
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 58 kmSE

60–100 km324 places

  • Kuru Göl Lake 81 kmW
  • Tötürge Gölü Lake 80 kmW
  • Büyük Göl Lake 97 kmW
  • Beş Göller Lake 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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