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Mountain

Rize Dağı

Located in Aziziye, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°11′00″ N 41°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Rize Dağı Rize Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,510 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karakale
4.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport29 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport111 km

About Rize Dağı

Rize Dağı is a mountain. Location: Aziziye, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,510 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Ziyaretdağı Tepesi and Büyük Dere.

Climate of Rize Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 57 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 333 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 335 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 346 km south18°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
May (91 mm)
Driest month
August (27 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 Rize Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-2°6°12°17°22°23°19°11°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-10°-3°1°4°7°7°3°-2°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)394146769162322732655747

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Rize Dağı

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 39 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 29 kmsoutheast
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 111 kmnorth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 136 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 39 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 138 kmwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 151 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rize Dağı

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 945 natural sites, 513 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Koç Dağı Mountain 7 kmW
  • Esirgölü Tepesi Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Dumlu Tepe Mountain 22 kmE
  • Bozan Dağı Mountain 19 kmW

25–60 km616 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 52 kmN
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 60 kmS
  • Büyük Göl Lake 60 kmS
  • Dipsiz Gölü Lake 60 kmS

60–100 km799 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 73 kmNE
  • Kara Göl Lake 66 kmNW
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 98 kmS
  • Medek Gölleri Lake 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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