Turkey / Muğla
Belcekız Plajı
Belcekız Plajı is a 1.2 km-long gravel beach facing south-west, 3.1 km south-west of Ölüdeniz (Muğla, Turkey). The sea averages 27.8 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.9 °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 Belcekız 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 | 17.8 °C | 17.0 °C | 16.9 °C | 17.7 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.2 °C | 26.2 °C | 27.8 °C | 26.7 °C | 24.4 °C | 21.8 °C | 19.4 °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 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 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 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 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; June scores 9.6/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 23.2 °C and 17 mm of rain.
In June 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 2.8 °C warmer than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 21.6 °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 14.6 hours in June; in mid-June the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:22 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-west (220°). Open water fills about 31% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in October–March; in mid-December it goes down at 17:49 local time on a bearing of 241°.
Straight out to the south-west about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 85 m deep and 267 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 34 m above sea level 500 m inland and 191 m at 1.5 km, with hills rising behind it.
Within 1 km, the land is 60% tree cover, 19% built-up land and 7% shrubland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 48% of that circle.
- Tree 60%
- Built 19%
- Shrub 7%
- Grass 7%
- Bare 6%
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.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 61Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 9Public toilets
- –Showers
- 4Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 66Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Campsites
- 7Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 12Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Pharmacies & clinics
- 15Cash machines
- 5Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 40 restaurants, 2 cafés and 19 bars. Accommodation: 66 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
Nature
- Ölüdeniz Sahil nature reserve 190 m NW
Diving & boat hire
- Viking boat ölüdeniz 300 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 34.8 km | north-west |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 93.9 km | west |
| Çardak Airport Denizli | DNZ | 147 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 12 bus stops within 1.5 km and 4 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 2.7K residents); within 30 km there are 9 (about 75.3K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcekız Plajı | – | 27.8 °C | 1.2 km | Gravel |
| Kumburnu Plajı | 800 m NW | 27.8 °C | 606 m | Gravel |
| Çalış Plajı | 13.7 km N | 27.3 °C | 3.5 km | Pebble |
| Günlüklü Plajı | 20.9 km NW | 27.3 °C | 362 m | – |
| Patara Plajı | 34.0 km SE | 28.0 °C | 7.1 km | Sand |
| Sarıgerme Plajı | 41.6 km NW | 27.1 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
| Kaputaş Plajı | 45.8 km SE | 28.0 °C | 146 m | Sand |
- Kumburnu Plajı800 m NWCompare
- Çalış Plajı13.7 km NCompare
- Günlüklü Plajı20.9 km NWCompare
- Patara Plajı34.0 km SECompare
- Sarıgerme Plajı41.6 km NWCompare
- Kaputaş Plajı45.8 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 18.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r17968848; 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 22.2K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.