Turkey / Muğla
Akmaz Plajı
Akmaz Plajı is a beach facing south, 2.2 km south of Kargı (Muğla, Turkey). The sea averages 27.3 °C in August, its warmest month, and 17.0 °C in March; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Akmaz Plajı
Beach-day index 6.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 18.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 17.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.5 °C | 27.3 °C | 26.4 °C | 24.3 °C | 21.9 °C | 19.6 °C |
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 26° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 20° | 13° | 8° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 183 | 116 | 70 | 52 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 101 | 172 |
| Cloud % | 67 | 66 | 58 | 53 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 52 | 62 |
| Wind m/s | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-16° | 20°/-14° | 21°/-10° | 25°/-5° | 31°/0° | 36°/5° | 39°/10° | 38°/11° | 36°/4° | 32°/-4° | 25°/-7° | 19°/-11° |
| Beach index | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
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–September; September scores 9.6/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 26.4 °C and 20 mm of rain.
In September that is 0.3 points above the median of the 156 beaches in Turkey covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 2.3 °C warmer than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 21.4 °C, warmer than 68% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (183 mm) and August the driest (5 mm); the yearly total is about 840 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:13 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (190°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in October–February; in mid-December it goes down at 17:48 local time on a bearing of 241°.
Sunrise is over the sea in December–January.
The opposite shore is only about 5.0 km away to the south, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 37 m deep and 57 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 3 m above sea level 500 m inland and 10 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 56% tree cover, 20% grassland and 9% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 40% of that circle.
- Tree 56%
- Grass 20%
- Bare 9%
- Built 6%
- Shrub 4%
- Crop 4%
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.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 8Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 10Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Grocery shops
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 6 restaurants and 2 bars. Accommodation: 10 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.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 25.1 km | west |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 93.2 km | west |
| Çardak Airport Denizli | DNZ | 135 km | north-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 64.2K residents); within 30 km there are 10 (about 93.5K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akmaz Plajı | – | 27.3 °C | – | – |
| Çalış Plajı | 3.0 km SE | 27.3 °C | 3.5 km | Pebble |
| Günlüklü Plajı | 5.8 km NW | 27.3 °C | 362 m | – |
| İnlice Plajı | 10.7 km NW | 27.3 °C | 578 m | – |
| Kumburnu Plajı | 15.2 km S | 27.8 °C | 606 m | Gravel |
| Belcekız Plajı | 15.8 km S | 27.8 °C | 1.2 km | Gravel |
| Sarıgerme Plajı | 33.3 km W | 27.1 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
- Çalış Plajı3.0 km SECompare
- Günlüklü Plajı5.8 km NWCompare
- İnlice Plajı10.7 km NWCompare
- Kumburnu Plajı15.2 km SCompare
- Belcekız Plajı15.8 km SCompare
- Sarıgerme Plajı33.3 km WCompare
- İztuzu Plajı41.8 km WCompare
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 18.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2C_35SPA_20260910_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 14.8K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.