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Çatal Dağı

Located in Oltu İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°27′26″ N 41°51′28″ E

Map showing the location of Çatal Dağı Çatal Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,694 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kemerkaya
4 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport81 km
KSY Kars Airport107 km

About Çatal Dağı

Çatal Dağı is a mountain. Location: Oltu İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,694 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Karataş Tepesi and Göçyeri Deresi.

Climate of Çatal Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -9° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 349 km south20°
  • Silopi · 361 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 380 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
May (74 mm)
Driest month
January (25 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 Çatal Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-2°6°11°16°21°21°17°9°1°-6°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-12°-5°-1°2°5°5°1°-4°-9°-14°
Precipitation (mm)252935557462372925463928

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Çatal Dağı

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 81 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 78 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 81 kmsouthwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 107 kmeast
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 129 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 130 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 190 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 195 kmeast

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

Day trips from Çatal Dağı

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 477 natural sites, 341 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Karadağ Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Gelin Dağı Mountain 23 kmN
  • Akdağ Tepesi Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Kılıç Tepesi Mountain 23 kmW

25–60 km266 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 27 kmNW
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 49 kmE
  • Çobandede Tepesi Mountain 53 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 42 kmS

60–100 km524 places

  • Papak Gölü Lake 94 kmSE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 97 kmSE
  • Koca Göl Lake 87 kmNW
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 75 kmN

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