Turkey / Muğla
Akyaka Plajı
Akyaka Plajı is a 240 m-long beach facing south-south-west, 8.9 km south-east of Menteşe (Muğla, Turkey). The sea averages 25.7 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.8 °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 Akyaka Plajı
Beach-day index 8.1/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.6 °C | 16.9 °C | 16.8 °C | 17.4 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.2 °C | 24.0 °C | 25.7 °C | 25.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 21.2 °C | 19.1 °C |
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 23° | 29° | 35° | 35° | 30° | 22° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | -1° | -0° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| Rain mm | 144 | 97 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 80 | 132 |
| Cloud % | 64 | 65 | 58 | 54 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 47 | 60 |
| Wind m/s | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Daylight h | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Record high/low | 17°/-17° | 21°/-12° | 23°/-8° | 28°/-5° | 34°/2° | 40°/8° | 42°/13° | 41°/12° | 39°/6° | 35°/-1° | 27°/-6° | 21°/-10° |
| Beach index | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
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 9.6/10 with highs of 30 °C, sea at 25.0 °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 0.7 °C warmer than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 20.7 °C, warmer than 66% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (144 mm) and July the driest (8 mm); the yearly total is about 730 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:16 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (210°). Open water fills about 25% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in November–February; in mid-December it goes down at 17:50 local time on a bearing of 241°.
The opposite shore is only about 3.0 km away to the south-south-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 61 m deep, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 33 m above sea level 500 m inland and 283 m at 1.5 km, with hills rising behind it.
Within 1 km, the land is 72% tree cover, 19% built-up land and 3% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 32% of that circle.
- Tree 72%
- Built 19%
- Grass 3%
- Crop 3%
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
- 99Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 6Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Drinking water
- 9Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 98Hotels & guesthouses
- 5Campsites
- 14Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Cash machines
- 8Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 60 restaurants, 18 cafés, 19 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 98 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
- Akvaryum Deniz Av Malzemeleri attraction 200 m NE
Lighthouses & piers
- Akyaka İskelesi pier 170 m S
Diving & boat hire
- Rainbow Özel Tur Teknesi 210 m SE
Campsites
- Mugla Akyaka Orman Kampi Tas Evler Sahil 130 m W
- Akyaka Camping 370 m E
- Gökova Orman Kampi 590 m W
- Akyaka Çadır Kampı 680 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 56.2 km | south-east |
| Milas Bodrum International Airport Bodrum | BJV | 62.5 km | west |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 74.9 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 9 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 0 residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 155.2K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akyaka Plajı | – | 25.7 °C | 240 m | – |
| İztuzu Plajı | 39.5 km SE | 27.1 °C | 4.4 km | – |
| Sarıgerme Plajı | 51.2 km SE | 27.1 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
- İztuzu Plajı39.5 km SECompare
- Sarıgerme Plajı51.2 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 44.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w252221647; 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 S2B_35SPB_20250910_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 18.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.