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Village

Ovacık

Located in Elbistan İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 38°24′19″ N 37°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Ovacık Ovacık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,297 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport81 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport98 km

About Ovacık

Ovacık is a village. Location: Elbistan İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 1,297 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Üren Tepesi and Kızıl Dağ.

Climate of Ovacık

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night -1° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 169 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 194 km southeast20°
  • İskenderun · 220 km southwest22°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (59 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Ovacık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°10°16°21°26°30°31°27°20°12°5°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-2°3°6°9°11°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)5145585753266712385159

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

How to get to Ovacık

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 81 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 93 km to the south.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 81 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 98 kmsouth
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 137 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 93 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 101 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 150 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ovacık

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 303 natural sites, 206 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Kombuz Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 5 kmSW
  • Hezanlı Dağı Mountain 19 kmN
  • Kuzkaya Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km167 places

  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 39 kmE
  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 38 kmN
  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 33 kmSW
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 45 kmW

60–100 km321 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 83 kmS
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 80 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 85 kmW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 80 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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