- Population
- 49,679
- 49.7K
- Elevation
- 1,140 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- ESB Esenboğa International Airport73 km
- NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport128 km
About Keskin
Keskin is a city. Location: Keskin İlçesi, Kırıkkale Province. Population: 49,679. Elevation: 1,140 m.
Keskin is a town in Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Keskin District. Keskin was elected from the AK Party in the 2024 Turkish Local Elections, with Ekmel Cönger serving as the mayor. According to the 2024 population census, the district's total population is 16,265. Its elevation is 1,123 m (3,684 ft).
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Climate of Keskin
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 35 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Tarsus · 326 km south22°
- Mersin · 330 km south22°
- Adana · 334 km southeast21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- May (56 mm)
- Driest month
- August (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 10° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 54 |
How to get to Keskin
The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kirikkale, 21 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 73 kmnorthwest
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 128 kmsoutheast
- Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 183 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Kirikkale Population: 187K 21 kmnorthwest
- Çankaya Population: 792.2K 70 kmnorthwest
- Gölbaşı Population: 165.2K 70 kmwest
- Ankara Population: 3.5M 71 kmnorthwest
- Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 75 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Keskin
Within 100 km: 73 historic and cultural sites, 555 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km23 places
- Büklükale Historic site 19 kmSW
- Kızıldağ Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNW
- Kekik Tepe Mountain 17 kmNE
- Karaboğa Dağı Mountain 21 kmS
25–60 km114 places
- Hirfanlı Barajı Lake 55 kmS
- Çoğun Barajı Lake 57 kmSE
- Darıözü Sulama Göleti Lake 38 kmS
- Çiftlikbala Sulama Göleti Lake 31 kmSE
60–100 km657 places
- İnandıktepe Historic site 79 kmN
- Lake Suğla Lake 84 kmSE
- Lake Mogan Lake 71 kmW
- Yunus Emre Göleti Lake 94 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Yediler Tepesi Mountain, Keskin İlçesi7.9 km NE
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Göztepe Tepesi Mountain, Keskin İlçesi14 km SE
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Konak Tepesi Mountain, Keskin İlçesi11 km S
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Behrek Dağı Mountain, Keskin İlçesi14 km SW
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Karlık Tepesi Mountain, Bahşılı İlçesi13 km W
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Mısıraltı Tepesi Mountain, Kirikkale15 km N
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Kızıldağ Tepesi Mountain, Kirikkale13 km NW
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Çelebi Dağı Mountain, Çelebi İlçesi23 km S
Sources & licences
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