Van Province · Turkey
Tuşba travel guide
Tuşba is a city in Van Province, Turkey, home to about 161,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June and September
- Nearest airport
- VAN6 km · Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
When to go
The best time to visit Tuşba
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tuşba are May, June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; April is the wettest, with about 74 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 Tuşba: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), about 6.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ağrı Airport (AJI, 129 km) and Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 133 km) are also within reach.
VAN · Van Ferit Melen Airport
AJI · Ağrı Airport
YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport
Questions
Tuşba: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tuşba?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tuşba are May, June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; April is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tuşba?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), about 6.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ağrı Airport (AJI, 129 km) and Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 133 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tuşba?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Tuşba
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.