Location & Surroundings

Çakıl is a settlement in Van, Turkey, at 2,171 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Ercis, 21 km to the southwest. The national capital Ankara is about 920 km to the west. The nearest airport is Van Barracks South, 75 km away.

Basic Data

  • Type populated place (PPL)
  • a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work

Geography

  • Coordinates
    39° 8' 10" N, 43° 33' 5" E
  • Elevation DEM: 2171 m
  • Timezone Europe/Istanbul
  • Time Shift GMT 3 (DST 3)

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 21 p/km²
  • Built-up 0.1%
  • Settlement Very low density rural
  • Currency Lira (TRY)
  • Phone Prefix +90

Sun & Local Time

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Alternate Names

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Çakıl

Weather in Cakil

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Cakil, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 7.8 C with overcast skies and a 0.3 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 6.7 to 11.1 C, max wind 5.0 m/s. Precip around 2.2 mm. Solar peaks near 381 W/m2.

Temperature
7.8 C
Wind
0.3 m/s E (103 deg)
Humidity
71 %
Pressure
1,023.3 hPa
Clouds
98 %
Precip
2.25 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 7.8 0.3 103 71 1,023.3 - / 0.00 98 0.0 n/a
6h 6.7 1.2 68 72 1,022.8 0.00 / 0.00 90 0.0 n/a
12h 10.6 1.5 101 53 1,021.9 0.00 / 0.00 96 70.3 n/a
18h 11.1 5.0 229 55 1,018.8 0.05 / 0.05 100 381.0 n/a
Tomorrow 7.4 1.3 101 82 1,020.5 2.20 / 2.25 100 11.0 n/a
30h 7.6 0.2 188 80 1,018.5 0.00 / 0.12 99 0.0 n/a
36h 8.5 2.5 189 74 1,018.5 0.14 / 0.27 100 30.7 n/a
42h 10.9 2.3 229 60 1,015.6 0.28 / 0.55 15 297.4 n/a
Thursday 7.1 0.4 177 77 1,017.0 0.00 / 0.31 5 48.1 n/a
54h 6.1 1.6 95 82 1,016.7 0.00 / 0.21 100 0.0 n/a
60h 8.7 1.4 138 63 1,016.5 0.02 / 0.22 33 60.3 n/a
66h 10.1 4.4 246 43 1,014.6 0.92 / 1.15 99 446.8 n/a
Friday 4.1 0.2 22 87 1,019.6 0.12 / 1.26 75 31.5 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-10-27 18:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in Cakil?
Now 7.8 C with overcast skies and a 0.3 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 6.7 to 11.1 C, max wind 5.0 m/s. Precip around 2.2 mm. Solar peaks near 381 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 2.2 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
When are sunrise and sunset in Cakil today?
Sunrise around 06:27 and sunset around 17:11 (local time). Day length about 10h 44m.
What is the local time in Cakil?
Local time is 08:31. Time zone: Europe/Istanbul (UTC+03:00).
What type of place is Cakil?
Cakil is a populated place.
What is the elevation of Cakil?
DEM 2,171 m.
Where is Cakil located?
It is at 39.13603, 43.55150 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is Cakil in?
It is in Turkey.

Sources

Last updated 2025-05-11
geonames https://www.geonames.org/6969152

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