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Siirt

Located in Siirt Merkez, Siirt Province Coordinates: 37°55′45″ N 41°56′29″ E

Map showing the location of Siirt Siirt
Location in Turkey
Population
114,034
114K
Elevation
893 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport64 km
BAL Batman Airport73 km

About Siirt

Siirt is a city. Location: Siirt Merkez, Siirt Province. Population: 114,034. Elevation: 893 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Kız Tepe and Şeyhkasım Tepesi.

Climate of Siirt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 70 km south20°
  • Silopi · 89 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 146 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
March (105 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Siirt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°14°19°26°33°38°37°33°24°15°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°13°18°22°22°18°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)931021051036010224488498

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Siirt

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 70 km to the south.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 64 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 73 kmwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 70 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 71 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 141 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Siirt

Within 100 km: 258 historic and cultural sites, 1,314 natural sites, 442 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 13 kmS
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 25 kmSW
  • Şeyhömer Tepesi Mountain 16 kmS
  • Mendil Dağı Mountain 15 kmN

25–60 km587 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 47 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 35 kmW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 32 kmW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km1,044 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 78 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 87 kmNE
  • Şahur Adası Island 98 kmNE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Siirt and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Siirt Silopi Amasya Kilis
Population 114K 114.6K 114.9K 111.6K
Elevation 893 m 492 m 402 m 660 m
Summer day (hottest month) 38° 41° 29° 36°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 2° -2° 0°
Annual rainfall 711 mm 695 mm 444 mm 526 mm
Best months May, Oct Apr–May, Oct–Nov May–Jun, Sep–Oct Apr–May, Oct
Distance — 89 km 607 km 448 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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