Van Province · Turkey
Erciş travel guide
Erciş is a city in Van Province, Turkey, home to about 173,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- VAN63 km · Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
When to go
The best time to visit Erciş
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Erciş are June to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; April is the wettest, with about 81 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 Erciş: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), about 63 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ağrı Airport (AJI, 75 km) and Iğdır Airport (IGD, 114 km) are also within reach.
VAN · Van Ferit Melen Airport
AJI · Ağrı Airport
IGD · Iğdır Airport
Questions
Erciş: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Erciş?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Erciş are June to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; April is the wettest, with about 81 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Erciş?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), about 63 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ağrı Airport (AJI, 75 km) and Iğdır Airport (IGD, 114 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Erciş?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Erciş
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.