Turkey / Bartın
İnkumu Plajı
İnkumu Plajı is a 2.4 km-long sandy beach facing west-north-west, 10.3 km west of Bartın (Bartın, Turkey). The sea averages 24.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 7.5 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in July–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at İnkumu Plajı
Beach-day index 4.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 8.7 °C | 7.5 °C | 8.0 °C | 10.4 °C | 15.3 °C | 20.7 °C | 23.8 °C | 24.9 °C | 22.9 °C | 19.4 °C | 15.3 °C | 11.6 °C |
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 11° |
| Low °C | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 93 | 70 | 65 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 24 | 25 | 51 | 73 | 69 | 104 |
| Cloud % | 78 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 59 | 72 |
| Wind m/s | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-0° | 17°/-1° | 21°/0° | 22°/2° | 29°/9° | 30°/13° | 28°/19° | 30°/20° | 29°/16° | 29°/9° | 24°/5° | 21°/1° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
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 July–August; August scores 9.4/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 24.9 °C and 25 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 15.7 °C, cooler than 70% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (104 mm) and July the driest (24 mm); the yearly total is about 690 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in December to 15.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:53 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-north-west (295°). Open water fills about 39% 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 20:26 local time on a bearing of 303°.
Straight out to the west-north-west about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 7 m deep and 103 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 116 m above sea level 500 m inland and 139 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 75% tree cover, 14% built-up land and 7% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 58% of that circle.
- Tree 75%
- Built 14%
- Bare 7%
- Grass 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.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 16Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 2Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 3Hotels & guesthouses
- 5Campsites
- 5Grocery shops
- 3Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 6 restaurants, 6 cafés, 3 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 3 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
Campsites
- İnkum Piknik Alanı 250 m S
- Kemerspor Çadır Camping & Otopark 410 m SW
- Kosebasi Cafe ve Camping 430 m SW
- Bartın Kemerspor Çadır Camping 430 m SW
- Çakraz Tatil Köyü 750 m SW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport Zonguldak | ONQ | 21.0 km | south-west |
| Kastamonu Airport Kastamonu | KFS | 137 km | east |
| Esenboğa International Airport Ankara | ESB | 183 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 bus stops within 1.5 km and 2 mapped car parks within 1 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 11 (about 116.5K).
Reference
İnkumu Plajı has an article on the TR Wikipedia: İnkumu.
Wikidata item Q31188256.
When people look it up
The TR Wikipedia article was read 1,351 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (304 views), 5.8× the quietest month.
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 9.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w222414104; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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_36TVM_20250714_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.