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Village

Kara

Located in Kadirli İlçesi, Osmaniye Province Coordinates: 37°33′05″ N 36°12′32″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Kara
Location in Turkey
Elevation
930 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport66 km
COV Çukurova International Airport125 km

About Kara

Kara is a village. Location: Kadirli İlçesi, Osmaniye Province. Elevation: 930 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Dede Tepe and Karaoğlan Dağı.

Climate of Kara

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 53 km south21°
  • Adana · 100 km southwest21°
  • İskenderun · 107 km south22°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (119 mm)
Driest month
July (9 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 Kara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°13°18°22°27°30°31°28°22°15°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°7°11°14°17°16°13°9°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)105919380622799165272119

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

How to get to Kara

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 66 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Çukurova International Airport (COV) (125 km). The nearest large city is Osmaniye, 53 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 66 kmeast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 125 kmsouthwest
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 131 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 53 kmsouth
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 63 kmeast
  • Adana Population: 1.8M 100 kmsouthwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 107 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 117 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kara

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 449 natural sites, 229 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Turna Dağı Mountain 18 kmN
  • Tokluvardı Tepesi Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Manez Dağı Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Kocayüce Tepe Mountain 19 kmE

25–60 km138 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 29 kmS
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 51 kmSE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 44 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 47 kmNW

60–100 km549 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 66 kmSE
  • Yağızlar Göleti Lake 70 kmSW
  • Kara Göl Lake 66 kmSE
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 62 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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