Turkey / İzmir Province
Akkum Plajı
Akkum Plajı is a 205 m-long sandy beach facing west, 1.2 km west of Siğacık (İzmir Province, Turkey). The sea averages 23.6 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.8 °C in March; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Akkum Plajı
Beach-day index 7.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.4 °C | 15.9 °C | 15.8 °C | 16.6 °C | 18.8 °C | 21.8 °C | 23.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 22.8 °C | 21.1 °C | 19.0 °C | 17.5 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 30° | 33° | 34° | 29° | 23° | 18° | 13° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 130 | 99 | 61 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 50 | 82 | 111 |
| Cloud % | 60 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 44 | 57 |
| Wind m/s | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 20°/-5° | 22°/-5° | 24°/-1° | 30°/1° | 38°/6° | 41°/13° | 41°/17° | 40°/17° | 39°/12° | 34°/5° | 30°/1° | 22°/-2° |
| Beach index | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in June and September; September scores 9.5/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 22.8 °C and 19 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.4 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.4 °C, warmer than 58% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (130 mm) and July the driest (3 mm); the yearly total is about 650 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:23 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west (280°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 20:37 local time on a bearing of 301°.
The opposite shore is only about 8.0 km away to the west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 20 m deep and 21 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 34 m above sea level 500 m inland and 9 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 48% tree cover, 29% built-up land and 16% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 50% of that circle.
- Tree 48%
- Built 29%
- Grass 16%
- Shrub 5%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 31Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 6Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 27Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 2Marinas & slipways
- 2Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 14 restaurants, 9 cafés, 7 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 27 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Teos Koy attraction 390 m S
- Sığacık Tema Lunapark attraction 970 m E
Islands in view
- Eşek Adası 1.0 km N
Marinas
- Port Sığacık Boutique Hotel 740 m E
- Teos Marina İşletme ve Ticaret A.Ş. 860 m E
Diving & boat hire
- Slow City Tekne Turu ve Organizasyon 910 m E
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Menderes International Airport Gaziemir | ADB | 35.4 km | east |
| Samos Airport Samos Island | SMI | 57.0 km | south |
| Chios Island National Airport Chios Island | JKH | 57.7 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Seferihisar (Sığacık) (880 m) and 6 mapped car parks within 1 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 28K residents); within 30 km there are 13 (about 103.7K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akkum Plajı | – | 23.6 °C | 205 m | Sand |
| Ekmeksiz Plajı | 1.8 km S | 23.6 °C | 96 m | – |
| Çukuraltı Plajı | 33.8 km SE | 23.9 °C | 258 m | – |
- Ekmeksiz Plajı1.8 km SCompare
- Çukuraltı Plajı33.8 km SECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 11.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w124100992; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_35SMC_20250722_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 27.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.