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Village

Sıhsor

Located in Oltu İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°37′00″ N 41°59′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sıhsor Sıhsor
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,661 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport96 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport101 km

About Sıhsor

Sıhsor is a village. Location: Oltu İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 1,661 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Pülür Tepe and Uçuran Tepe.

Climate of Sıhsor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 366 km south20°
  • Silopi · 377 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
May (75 mm)
Driest month
January (29 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 Sıhsor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°13°18°22°27°27°23°15°8°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-5°2°6°9°12°12°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)293137567568423430504233

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Sıhsor

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 96 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 99 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 96 kmeast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 101 kmsouthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 114 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 131 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 135 kmsoutheast
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 191 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 195 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sıhsor

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 469 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Gelin Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
  • Akdağ Tepesi Mountain 19 kmW
  • Ahmet Dağı Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Kabak Tepe Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km261 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 29 kmW
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 57 kmN
  • Kara Göller Lake 60 kmNE
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 37 kmE

60–100 km533 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 96 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 93 kmSE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 96 kmSE
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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