Lake Abant vs Lake Van
Lake Van is the warmer swim right now at about 13°C. They are roughly 1014 km apart in Turkey.
Lake Abant
Bolu
cool · modelled estimate
- November average
- 11.5°C
- Warmest month
- August · 20.0°C
- Coldest month
- 3.0°C
- Swim season
- July–September
Lake Abant in Bolu, Turkey is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.
Lake Van
Eastern Anatolia
cool · modelled estimate
- November average
- 13.0°C
- Warmest month
- August · 22.0°C
- Coldest month
- 4.0°C
- Swim season
- July–September
Lake Van in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey reaches comfortable swimming temperatures in July and August, and drops close to single digits in winter.
Month by month
| Lake | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Abant | 4.1°C | 3.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.5°C | 15.8°C | 18.9°C | 20.0°C | 18.9°C | 15.8°C | 11.5°C | 7.3°C |
| Lake Van | 5.2°C | 4.0°C | 5.2°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 17.5°C | 20.8°C | 22.0°C | 20.8°C | 17.5°C | 13.0°C | 8.5°C |
Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.
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