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Natural site

Karanlık Pınarı

Located in Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 39°49′04″ N 40°49′52″ E

Map showing the location of Karanlık Pınarı Karanlık Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,556 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Düzyurt
2.3 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport33 km
BGG Bingöl Airport108 km

About Karanlık Pınarı

Karanlık Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Kuruziyaret Tepesi and Boğazbaşı Tepesi.

Climate of Karanlık Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -7° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 293 km south19°
  • Cizre · 301 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 303 km south18°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (92 mm)
Driest month
August (16 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 Karanlık Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°6°12°18°23°24°20°11°3°-4°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-10°-3°1°4°8°8°4°-1°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)515360929248201622636760

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Karanlık Pınarı

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 39 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 33 kmnortheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 108 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 112 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 39 kmeast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 108 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 115 kmwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 136 kmnorth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Karanlık Pınarı

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 922 natural sites, 479 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km490 places

  • Taşlı Göl Lake 17 kmS
  • Büyük Göl Lake 17 kmS
  • Medek Gölleri Lake 18 kmS
  • Dipsiz Gölü Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km482 places

  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 46 kmE
  • Siper Tepesi Mountain 56 kmSW
  • Serçelik Dağı Mountain 40 kmSW
  • Şakşak Tepesi Mountain 39 kmSE

60–100 km439 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 83 kmSE
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 91 kmSW
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 97 kmSW
  • Yedi Göller Lake 93 kmW

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