Diyarbakır Province · Turkey
Silvan travel guide
Silvan is a city in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, home to about 87,000 people.
- Best months
- May and October
- Nearest airport
- BAL25 km · Batman Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
When to go
The best time to visit Silvan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Silvan are May and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; March is the wettest, with about 101 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 Silvan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Batman Airport (BAL), about 25 km from the city centre in a straight line; Diyarbakır Airport (DIY, 76 km) and Bingöl Airport (BGG, 88 km) are also within reach.
BAL · Batman Airport
DIY · Diyarbakır Airport
BGG · Bingöl Airport
Questions
Silvan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Silvan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Silvan are May and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; March is the wettest, with about 101 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Silvan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Batman Airport (BAL), about 25 km from the city centre in a straight line; Diyarbakır Airport (DIY, 76 km) and Bingöl Airport (BGG, 88 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Silvan?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Silvan
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.