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Kurukandil Tepesi

Located in Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 38°17′00″ N 36°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kurukandil Tepesi Kurukandil Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,252 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Binboğa
6.2 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport86 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport116 km

About Kurukandil Tepesi

Kurukandil Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Afşin İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 2,252 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Ayımekânı Tepesi and Delihöbek Dağı.

Climate of Kurukandil Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -6° · Rain 57 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 139 km south21°
  • Adana · 186 km southwest21°
  • İskenderun · 194 km south22°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
December (72 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Kurukandil Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°9°14°19°24°24°20°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-2°1°3°6°6°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)6053646459308815425772

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Kurukandil Tepesi

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) (116 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 81 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 86 kmsouth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 116 kmnorthwest
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 81 kmsouth
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 114 kmnorthwest
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 139 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 144 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 150 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kurukandil Tepesi

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 299 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 17 kmE
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 6 kmN
  • Kocadağ Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Delihöbek Dağı Mountain 2 kmSW

25–60 km167 places

  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 52 kmNW
  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 35 kmS
  • Soğanlı Dağı Mountain 39 kmW
  • Sandıkdere Tepesi Mountain 44 kmN

60–100 km268 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 98 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 98 kmSE
  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 66 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 96 kmSW

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