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Village

Avaçalyan

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°39′07″ N 42°46′04″ E

Map showing the location of Avaçalyan Avaçalyan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,474 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport70 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport103 km

About Avaçalyan

Avaçalyan is a village. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,474 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Bent Deresi and Taşağacı Tepesi.

Climate of Avaçalyan

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 94 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 53 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 63 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 200 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
March (119 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 Avaçalyan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°16°22°28°33°33°29°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°6°11°16°20°19°15°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)941121191186892265394103

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

How to get to Avaçalyan

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 53 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 70 kmsouthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 103 kmnortheast
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 130 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 108 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Avaçalyan

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 902 natural sites, 425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km209 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 16 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 19 kmE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 15 kmE
  • Herkül Dağı Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km345 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 37 kmNW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 57 kmE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 44 kmE
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 33 kmS

60–100 km910 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 77 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 80 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 81 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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