Historic site

Küçük Kale

Located in Erdemli İlçesi, Mersin Province Coordinates: 36°29′15″ N 34°07′59″ E

Location in Turkey

Nearest town: Kızkalesi; 2.9 km S
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation: 225 m; above sea level
When to go: April–JuneOctober–November; See the climate
Airports: COV Çukurova International Airport95 km; ECN Ercan International Airport158 km

About Küçük Kale

Küçük Kale is a historic site. Location: Erdemli İlçesi, Mersin Province. The best months to visit are April–June, October–November. The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Elaiussa Sebaste and Kapıtaşı Tepesi.

Photos of Küçük Kale

Elaiussa Sebaste Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kanlıdivane U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released · Public domain

Climate of Küçük Kale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 20° · Night 10° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month: August (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night 5°)
Wettest month: December (143 mm)
Driest month: August (2 mm)

13° 5°

14° 5°

17° 8°

21° 12°

25° 15°

29° 19°

31° 22°

32° 22°

30° 19°

26° 15°

20° 10°

15° 7°

Jan

126

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

143

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 Küçük Kale
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	13°	14°	17°	21°	25°	29°	31°	32°	30°	26°	20°	15°
Average low (°C)	5°	5°	8°	12°	15°	19°	22°	22°	19°	15°	10°	7°
Precipitation (mm)	126	94	68	37	27	11	7	2	8	47	80	143

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October November

How to get to Küçük Kale

The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (COV), 95 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silifke, 22 km to the southwest.

Airports

Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 95 kmnortheast
Ercan International Airport (ECN) Tymbou (Kirklar) 158 kmsouth
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) Gazipaşa 166 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Silifke Population: 132.7K 22 kmsouthwest
Mersin Population: 537.8K 58 kmnortheast
Tarsus Population: 350.7K 83 kmnortheast
Karaman Population: 175.4K 112 kmnorthwest
Heraclea Population: 156.3K 114 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Küçük Kale

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 698 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

Sandal Dağı Mountain 13 kmN
Çamlı Tepe Mountain 17 kmW
Kapıtaşı Tepesi Mountain 2 kmNW
Örmece Tepesi Mountain 16 kmW

25–60 km188 places

Ovacık Adası Island 54 kmSW
Dana Adası Island 46 kmSW
Boğsak Adası Island 37 kmSW
Paradeniz Gölü Lake 25 kmSW

60–100 km685 places

Nisídes Kordýlia Island 97 kmS
Nisída Gláros Island 96 kmS
Nisída Lefkónisos Island 97 kmS
Nisía Kleídes Island 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Elaiussa Sebaste Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
3.8 km E
Kapıtaşı Tepesi Mountain, Silifke İlçesi
1.7 km NW
Kız Kalesi Historic site, Mersin Province
3.7 km S
Kanlıdivane Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
5.9 km NE
Karayağdı Deresi River, Mersin Province
2.8 km S
Akkum Limanı Natural site, Mersin Province
3.4 km S
Karaçay Deresi River, Mersin Province
3.6 km E
Akkale Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
9.3 km NE

Küçük Kale

Nearest towns and villages

Kızkalesi Village, Erdemli İlçesi
2.9 km S
Ayaş Village, Erdemli İlçesi
3.9 km E
Merkez Village, Erdemli İlçesi
1.8 km SE
Narlıkuyu Village, Silifke İlçesi
5.3 km S

Küçük Kale

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 9, 2026