Turkey / Canakkale
Hamzakoy Plajı
Hamzakoy Plajı is a 507 m-long beach facing south-east, 900 m north-east of Gelibolu (Canakkale, Turkey). The sea averages 25.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 12.2 °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 Hamzakoy Plajı
Beach-day index 5.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 12.6 °C | 12.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 14.0 °C | 17.9 °C | 22.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 25.0 °C | 23.0 °C | 19.9 °C | 16.7 °C | 14.2 °C |
| High °C | 9° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 78 | 68 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 67 | 66 | 86 |
| Cloud % | 69 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 57 | 68 |
| Wind m/s | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Daylight h | 9.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| Record high/low | 19°/-8° | 19°/-6° | 23°/-3° | 26°/1° | 31°/8° | 39°/14° | 41°/17° | 38°/18° | 36°/12° | 32°/5° | 25°/-0° | 21°/-7° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
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; July scores 9.6/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 24.4 °C and 15 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.5 points above the median of the 156 beaches in Turkey covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 17.9 °C, cooler than 59% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (86 mm) and August the driest (11 mm); the yearly total is about 590 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.3 hours in December to 15.0 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:43 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-east (125°). Open water fills about 33% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 240° to 302°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in August–April.
The opposite shore is only about 5.0 km away to the south-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 45 m deep and 28 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 18 m above sea level 500 m inland and 38 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 70% built-up land, 15% grassland and 10% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 37% of that circle.
- Built 70%
- Grass 15%
- Tree 10%
- 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
- 66Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 19Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
- 34Grocery shops
- 4Pharmacies & clinics
- 4Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 34 restaurants, 23 cafés, 4 bars and 5 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 19 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
- Gelibolu Meydan attraction 750 m W
Historic sites
- Yazicizade Camii monument 550 m S
- Yazicizade Mehmed Efendi Hz. castle 600 m S
- Çilehane monument 600 m S
- Çanakkale Kilitbahir Kalesi monument 830 m SW
Nature
- Sarmaşıklı Çay Bahçesi nature reserve 850 m N
Lighthouses & piers
- Güneyli Sahilde lighthouse 700 m SW
Campsites
- Çamlık piknik alani 900 m S
- 1354 910 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale Airport Çanakkale | CKZ | 37.5 km | south-west |
| Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport Alexandroupolis | AXD | 78.3 km | north-west |
| Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport Edremit | EDO | 99.9 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 35.3K residents); within 30 km there are 6 (about 36.3K).
Map and nearby beaches
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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 26.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w463527372; 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_35TME_20260906_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 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.