Turkey / Balıkesir
Badavut Plajı
Badavut Plajı is a 1.3 km-long sandy beach facing south, 8.0 km south-west of Ayvalık (Balıkesir, Turkey). The sea averages 23.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.8 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Badavut Plajı
Beach-day index 6.3/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.3 °C | 14.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 15.9 °C | 18.5 °C | 21.7 °C | 23.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 22.1 °C | 20.3 °C | 18.2 °C | 16.5 °C |
| High °C | 9° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 110 | 90 | 58 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 76 | 105 |
| Cloud % | 64 | 64 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 49 | 62 |
| Wind m/s | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| Record high/low | 19°/-8° | 21°/-9° | 24°/-2° | 27°/0° | 35°/5° | 39°/10° | 41°/15° | 38°/15° | 38°/10° | 32°/4° | 27°/-2° | 21°/-9° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
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; July scores 9.7/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 23.0 °C and 6 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.6 points above the median of the 156 beaches in Turkey covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.8 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 18.7 °C, cooler than 51% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (110 mm) and August the driest (4 mm); the yearly total is about 640 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.4 hours in December to 14.9 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:40 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 17:51 local time on a bearing of 240°.
Sunrise is over the sea in December–January.
Straight out to the south the next coast is roughly 50 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 22 m deep and 40 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 4 m above sea level 500 m inland and 35 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 66% grassland, 11% tree cover and 9% wetland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 56% of that circle.
- Grass 66%
- Tree 11%
- Wetland 9%
- Built 7%
- Bare 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.
Photos
From above
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 1.1 km east (İnci Cafe Restoran), the nearest grocery shop is 1.3 km east (Badavut Mah. Ayvalık Balıkesir), the nearest fuel station is 4.2 km east (Petrol Ofisi) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 4.1 km east (Deniz Eczanesi).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | İnci Cafe Restoran | 1.1 km | east |
| Groceries | Badavut Mah. Ayvalık Balıkesir | 1.3 km | east |
| Accommodation | Corina Hotel Ayvalık | 1.1 km | north-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Deniz Eczanesi | 4.1 km | east |
| Fuel station | Petrol Ofisi | 4.2 km | east |
| Car park | — | 2.3 km | east |
| Public toilets | — | 2.7 km | north-east |
| Bus stop | — | 4.0 km | east |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mytilene International Airport Mytilene | MJT | 24.0 km | south |
| Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport Edremit | EDO | 45.6 km | north-east |
| Çanakkale Airport Çanakkale | CKZ | 97.6 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 70K residents); within 30 km there are 13 (about 116.8K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badavut Plajı | – | 23.2 °C | 1.3 km | Sand |
| Sarımsaklı Plajı | 3.9 km E | 23.2 °C | 4.0 km | Sand |
| Pissa Plajı | 32.1 km SE | 23.7 °C | 385 m | Sand |
| Ören Plajı | 37.0 km NE | 23.2 °C | 1.6 km | Natural ground |
- Sarımsaklı Plajı3.9 km ECompare
- Pissa Plajı32.1 km SECompare
- Ören Plajı37.0 km NECompare
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 11.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w1193185745; 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 S2B_35SMD_20250416_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 22.2K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.