Turkey / Muğla
Çalış Plajı
Çalış Plajı is a 3.5 km-long pebble beach facing south-west, 3.9 km north-west of Fethiye (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 Çalış 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-west (235°). Open water fills about 50% 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 20:23 local time on a bearing of 300°.
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 29 m deep and 50 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 2 m above sea level 500 m inland and 13 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 43% built-up land, 33% tree cover and 14% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 74% of that circle.
- Built 43%
- Tree 33%
- Grass 14%
- Bare 8%
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
- 101Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 86Hotels & guesthouses
- 8Campsites
- 8Grocery shops
- 3Water-sports spots
- 41Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 15Cash machines
- 1Bike rental
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 62 restaurants, 16 cafés and 23 bars. Accommodation: 86 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
- Xanthos-Letoon Ancient City museum 980 m SE
Islands in view
- Şövalye Adası 1.9 km S
Diving & boat hire
- Fethiye Bike Rental 910 m NW
- Akarsu Boat 960 m SE
- Ekinim1 Daily Boat Trips 960 m SE
Campsites
- Fethiye Beach Camping 200 m NW
- Teo Camping Fethiye 240 m SE
- Çalış Beach Camp 260 m N
- Tepe Camping Fethiye 390 m N
- Flamingo Beach Camping 490 m NW
- Herabeachcamp 550 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 27.9 km | west |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 95.1 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: 41 bus stops within 1.5 km and 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 64.2K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 93.5K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Çalış Plajı | – | 27.3 °C | 3.5 km | Pebble |
| Günlüklü Plajı | 8.8 km NW | 27.3 °C | 362 m | – |
| Kumburnu Plajı | 13.2 km S | 27.8 °C | 606 m | Gravel |
| Belcekız Plajı | 13.7 km S | 27.8 °C | 1.2 km | Gravel |
| Sarıgerme Plajı | 35.9 km W | 27.1 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
| İztuzu Plajı | 44.7 km W | 27.1 °C | 4.4 km | – |
| Patara Plajı | 47.2 km S | 28.0 °C | 7.1 km | Sand |
- Günlüklü Plajı8.8 km NWCompare
- Kumburnu Plajı13.2 km SCompare
- Belcekız Plajı13.7 km SCompare
- Sarıgerme Plajı35.9 km WCompare
- İztuzu Plajı44.7 km WCompare
- Patara Plajı47.2 km SCompare
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 20.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w187029014; 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 40.5K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.