Turkey / Muğla
İztuzu Plajı
İztuzu Plajı is a 4.4 km-long beach facing south-west, 5.5 km south of Dalyan (Muğla, Turkey). The sea averages 27.1 °C in August, its warmest month, and 17.0 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
İztuzu Beach is a 4.5 km long beach near Dalyan, in the Ortaca district of the Province of Muğla in southwestern Turkey. The beach is a narrow spit of land, which forms a natural barrier between the fresh water delta of the Dalyan river and the Mediterranean.
Wikidata item Q2016002 · classified as natural landscape, human settlement and breeding ground.
Month by month
October at İztuzu Plajı
Beach-day index 8.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.9 °C | 17.0 °C | 17.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.4 °C | 27.1 °C | 26.3 °C | 24.2 °C | 21.8 °C | 19.5 °C |
| High °C | 10° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 25° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 24° | 18° | 13° |
| Low °C | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 180 | 115 | 69 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 99 | 166 |
| Cloud % | 57 | 55 | 46 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 54 |
| Wind m/s | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Daylight h | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Record high/low | 18°/-8° | 23°/-8° | 24°/-4° | 29°/-2° | 38°/5° | 42°/11° | 43°/16° | 43°/18° | 40°/10° | 37°/2° | 28°/-4° | 21°/-6° |
| Beach index | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
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 and September; September scores 9.7/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 26.3 °C and 20 mm of rain.
In September that is 0.4 points above the median of the 156 beaches in Turkey covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 2.1 °C warmer than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 21.4 °C, warmer than 67% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (180 mm) and July the driest (6 mm); the yearly total is about 830 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:15 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-west (235°). Open water fills about 44% 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 20:25 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 14 m deep and 53 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 0 m above sea level 500 m inland and 0 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 49% wetland, 25% bare ground, sand or rock and 14% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 77% of that circle.
- Wetland 49%
- Bare 25%
- Tree 14%
- Grass 9%
- Shrub 3%
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.
Average daytime highs reach 36 °C in July.
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
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.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 2.2 km north-west (İztuzu Cafe&Bar Time), the nearest grocery shop is 4.0 km east (Tuğrul Market), the nearest fuel station is 5.4 km north (Shell) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 5.1 km north (Künkçü Eczanesi).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | İztuzu Cafe&Bar Time | 2.2 km | north-west |
| Groceries | Tuğrul Market | 4.0 km | east |
| Accommodation | Çamlı Tepe | 2.4 km | south-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Künkçü Eczanesi | 5.1 km | north |
| Fuel station | Shell | 5.4 km | north |
| Car park | — | 1.4 km | south-east |
| Public toilets | — | 1.3 km | south-east |
| Bus stop | İztuzu Plajı | 1.4 km | south-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 17.4 km | south-east |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 64.0 km | south-west |
| Milas Bodrum International Airport Bodrum | BJV | 99.3 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 5K residents); within 30 km there are 7 (about 67.3K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 4,556 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (574 views), 2.6× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İztuzu Plajı | – | 27.1 °C | 4.4 km | – |
| Sarıgerme Plajı | 11.8 km SE | 27.1 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
| Günlüklü Plajı | 36.4 km E | 27.3 °C | 362 m | – |
- Sarıgerme Plajı11.8 km SECompare
- Günlüklü Plajı36.4 km ECompare
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 18.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w37590224; 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.
- 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.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 60.5K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.