Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine, Fatih

About Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine

Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine is a historic site. Location: Fatih, Istanbul. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Blue Mosque and Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.

Photos of Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine

Blue Mosque Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hagia Sophia Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque MChew · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of Saint Mary of the Spring Alessandro57 · CC BY 3.0
Topkapı Palace Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 89 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Aydin · 365 km south19°

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: December (113 mm)
Driest month: July (25 mm)

9° 3°

12° 4°

17° 8°

22° 12°

26° 17°

29° 19°

28° 19°

25° 16°

20° 12°

15° 8°

11° 5°

Jan

95

Feb

64

Mar

64

Apr

47

May

38

Jun

31

Jul

25

Aug

35

Sep

42

Oct

75

Nov

89

Dec

113

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 Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	12°	17°	22°	26°	29°	28°	25°	20°	15°	11°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	8°	12°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	8°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	95	64	64	47	38	31	25	35	42	75	89	113

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine

The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Istanbul, 2 km to the west.

Airports

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Pendik, Istanbul 30 kmsoutheast
İstanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul 36 kmnorthwest
Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ) Çorlu 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Istanbul Population: 15.7M 2 kmwest
Fatih Population: 356K 3 kmnorthwest
Üsküdar Population: 524.5K 4 kmnortheast
Zeytinburnu Population: 280.9K 6 kmwest
Şişli Population: 314.7K 6 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 158 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

Andirovitha Island Island 22 kmSE
Pita Island Island 16 kmSE
Princes Islands Island 14 kmSE
Proti Island Island 12 kmSE

25–60 km150 places

Karaburun Plajı Beach 43 kmNW
Karaburun Sahili Plaj Beach 46 kmNW
Yeniköy Plajı Beach 42 kmNW
Kara Burun Plaji Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km228 places

Yeniköy Plaj Beach 84 kmSW
Sedef Adası Island 95 kmSW
Mutlu Adası Island 98 kmS
Mola Adaları Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blue Mosque Attraction, Fatih
0.1 km SE
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Museum, Fatih
0.1 km NW
Hagia Sophia Attraction, Fatih
0.5 km NE
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Attraction, Fatih
0.4 km W
Basilica Cistern Historic site, Fatih
0.3 km NE
Topkapı Palace Historic site, Fatih
1.1 km NE
Obelisk of Theodosius Historic site, Fatih
0.1 km W
Hippodrome of Constantinople Historic site, Fatih
0.1 km N

Great Palace: Palace of Daphne / Elephantine

Nearest towns and villages

Istanbul City, Istanbul
2.4 km W
Eminönü Neighbourhood, Fatih
1.4 km N
Sultanahmet Neighbourhood, Fatih
0.3 km SE
Aksaray Neighbourhood, Fatih
2.2 km W