Bitlis Province · Turkey
Bitlis travel guide
Bitlis is a city in Bitlis Province, Turkey, home to about 52,000 people.
- Best months
- June and September
- Nearest airport
- MSR55 km · Muş Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
When to go
The best time to visit Bitlis
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bitlis are June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; March is the wettest, with about 127 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bitlis: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Muş Airport (MSR), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batman Airport (BAL, 102 km) and Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN, 106 km) are also within reach.
MSR · Muş Airport
BAL · Batman Airport
VAN · Van Ferit Melen Airport
Questions
Bitlis: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bitlis?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bitlis are June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; March is the wettest, with about 127 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bitlis?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Muş Airport (MSR), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batman Airport (BAL, 102 km) and Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN, 106 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bitlis?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Bitlis
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.