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Mountain

Kandil Dağı

Located in Yakutiye, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°11′00″ N 41°35′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kandil Dağı Kandil Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,885 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Başören
5.5 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport43 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport127 km

About Kandil Dağı

Kandil Dağı is a mountain. Location: Yakutiye, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,885 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Çamurluyurt Tepesi and Kargapazarı Dağları.

Climate of Kandil Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -10° · Rain 50 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 322 km south20°
  • Silopi · 336 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 344 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
May (82 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Kandil Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-4°4°10°15°20°20°16°8°0°-6°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-13°-6°-2°1°5°4°0°-5°-10°-15°
Precipitation (mm)343643658263362930575039

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kandil Dağı

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 40 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 43 kmsouthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 127 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 137 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 40 kmsouthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 129 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 135 kmeast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 162 kmnorth
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 172 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kandil Dağı

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 924 natural sites, 484 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 13 kmSE
  • Telli Tepe Mountain 19 kmE
  • Oluklu Dağ Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Karaçağıl Dağı Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km246 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 50 kmN
  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 56 kmS
  • Nalbant Dağı Mountain 43 kmS
  • Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 56 kmSW

60–100 km1,134 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 82 kmNE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 78 kmNW
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 89 kmSW
  • Büyük Göl Lake 89 kmSW

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