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Şırnak

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°30′50″ N 42°27′16″ E

Map showing the location of Şırnak Şırnak
Location in Turkey
Population
67,662
67.7K
Elevation
1,269 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 Airport39 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport125 km

About Şırnak

Şırnak is a city. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Population: 67,662. Elevation: 1,269 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Namazdağı Tepesi and Namaz Dağı.

Climate of Şırnak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 30 km south20°
  • Cizre · 31 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 170 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (121 mm)
Driest month
August (1 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
Climate of Şırnak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°12°17°24°30°35°35°31°23°14°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°7°12°17°21°20°16°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)1051181211176672145095114

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Şırnak

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 30 km to the south.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 39 kmsouthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 125 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 127 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 30 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 124 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 136 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Şırnak

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 983 natural sites, 380 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 4 kmNE
  • Meşe Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Güllüce Dağı Mountain 8 kmNE

25–60 km565 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 58 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 42 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 45 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 47 kmE

60–100 km909 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 88 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 99 kmN
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 74 kmE
  • Varan Tepe Mountain 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Şırnak and similar cities

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

Measure Şırnak Ardeşen Ödemiş Söke
Population 67.7K 68K 67.2K 68.2K
Elevation 1,269 m 8 m 129 m 38 m
Summer day (hottest month) 35° 27° 35° 34°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 4° 3° 5°
Annual rainfall 800 mm 1,880 mm 689 mm 718 mm
Best months May, Oct May–Jul, Sep–Oct Apr–May, Oct Apr–May, Oct
Distance — 428 km 1,276 km 1,327 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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