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Kandil Dağı

Located in Göksun İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 38°04′00″ N 36°48′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kandil Dağı Kandil Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,786 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Korkmaz
2.5 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport60 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport120 km

About Kandil Dağı

Kandil Dağı is a mountain. Location: Göksun İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 1,786 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Berit Dağı and Ada Tepe.

Climate of Kandil Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 121 km southwest21°
  • İskenderun · 174 km south22°
  • Adana · 177 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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)0°1°6°12°17°22°26°27°23°16°8°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°0°4°6°9°8°5°1°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)6859696456257714446180

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kandil Dağı

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) (138 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 55 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 60 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 120 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 138 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 55 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 120 kmsouthwest
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 123 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 134 kmeast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 137 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kandil Dağı

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 313 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 20 kmN
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 13 kmS
  • Kışlak Dağı Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Kes Dağı Mountain 15 kmSW

25–60 km142 places

  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 40 kmS
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 32 kmN
  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 25 kmW
  • Kocadağ Tepesi Mountain 44 kmNW

60–100 km299 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 98 kmSW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 74 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 75 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 77 kmNW

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