Diyarbakır Province · Turkey

Sur travel guide

Sur is a city in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, home to about 112,000 people.

Best months
April, May and October
Nearest airport
DIY4 km · Diyarbakır Airport
Currency
TRYTurkish lira
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Language
Turkish

When to go

The best time to visit Sur

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sur are April, May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; January is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.

-1°19°39°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec100 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Sur: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), about 3.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batman Airport (BAL, 77 km) and Mardin Airport (MQM, 84 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

DIY · Diyarbakır Airport

3.7 km from the centreICAO LTCC
medium airport

BAL · Batman Airport

77.2 km from the centreICAO LTCJ
medium airport

MQM · Mardin Airport

84.0 km from the centreICAO LTCR

Questions

Sur: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Sur?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sur are April, May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; January is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Sur?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), about 3.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Batman Airport (BAL, 77 km) and Mardin Airport (MQM, 84 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Sur?

Turkish lira (TRY).

Nearby

Destinations near Sur

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.