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Village

Karakale

Located in İspir İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°42′19″ N 41°16′07″ E

Map showing the location of Karakale Karakale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,282 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport63 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport84 km

About Karakale

Karakale is a village. Location: İspir İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 1,282 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Karakala Deresi and Davalı Dere.

Climate of Karakale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 384 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 396 km south19°
  • Silopi · 398 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (91 mm)
Driest month
August (42 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 Karakale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°14°19°24°28°29°25°18°10°5°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-1°5°9°11°15°15°11°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)504852769177454248766962

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Karakale

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (104 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 72 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 63 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 84 kmsouth
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 88 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 134 kmwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 186 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 187 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Karakale

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 459 natural sites, 348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Kopunbaşı Tepesi Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Kaçkar Dağı Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Hunut Dağı Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Hohorbod Dağı Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km308 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 60 kmNW
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 32 kmE
  • Koca Göl Lake 51 kmN
  • Yedi Göller Lake 33 kmW

60–100 km448 places

  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 61 kmNW
  • Kara Göl Lake 90 kmNE
  • Kara Göl Lake 79 kmW
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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