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Village

Karakaya

Located in İspir İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°20′26″ N 41°02′07″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Karakaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,192 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport44 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport95 km

About Karakaya

Karakaya is a village. Location: İspir İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,192 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Velibaba Tepesi and Kuşdağı.

Climate of Karakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 349 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 353 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 364 km south18°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (92 mm)
Driest month
August (31 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)-4°-3°1°8°14°19°24°24°20°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-1°3°6°10°9°5°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)424349769267363136656052

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Karakaya

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 52 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 44 kmsouth
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 95 kmnorth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 148 kmsouthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 153 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karakaya

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 910 natural sites, 526 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Naldöken Tepesi Mountain 20 kmE
  • Kopunbaşı Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Hasan Dağı Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km327 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 36 kmN
  • Paklı Tepe Mountain 56 kmS
  • Güller Dağı Mountain 58 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 60 kmNW

60–100 km1,058 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 93 kmN
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 94 kmN
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 60 kmNE
  • Kara Göl Lake 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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