- Elevation
- 1,008 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- KYA Konya Airport42 km
- GZP Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport159 km
About Catalhoyuk
Catalhoyuk is a village. Location: Çumra İlçesi, Konya Province. Elevation: 1,008 m.
Çatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk; , cha-tal-HOO-yuhk; Turkish pronunciation: [tʃaˈtaɫhœjyc]; also Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük; from Turkish çatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell (a mounded accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from around 7500 BC to 5600 BC and flourished around 7000 BC.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 7500 BC
- Heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- Area
- 1.1 km²
- Official website
- catalhoyuk.com
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Catalhoyuk
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 1° · Rain 50 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Alanya · 145 km southwest21°
- Silifke · 174 km southeast21°
- Mersin · 187 km southeast22°
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (69 mm)
- Driest month
- July (5 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) | 5° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | -1° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 69 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Catalhoyuk
The nearest airport is Konya Airport (KYA), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Konya, 38 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 42 kmnorthwest
- Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) Gazipaşa 159 kmsouth
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 193 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Konya Population: 1.4M 38 kmnorthwest
- Karaman Population: 175.4K 64 kmsoutheast
- Heraclea Population: 156.3K 109 kmeast
- Aksaray Population: 327.6K 131 kmnortheast
- Alanya Population: 364.2K 145 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Catalhoyuk
Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 275 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Kestel Çayı River 16 kmSW
- Bostanlı Dağı Mountain 24 kmNE
- Karahöyük Tepe Mountain 18 kmE
25–60 km89 places
- Akyay Gölü Lake 34 kmNW
- Acı Göl Lake 31 kmSE
- Meyil Gölü Lake 58 kmNE
- Hotamış Gölü Lake 26 kmSE
60–100 km314 places
- Akgöl Lake 89 kmNE
- Suğla Gölü Lake 79 kmSW
- Musalar Gölü Lake 79 kmN
- Gâvur Gölü Lake 65 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Karahöyük Tepe Mountain, Çumra İlçesi18 km E
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Bostanlı Dağı Mountain, Karatay24 km NE
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Kestel Çayı River, Konya Province16 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources