Turkey / Antalya
Kaputaş Plajı
Kaputaş Plajı is a 146 m-long sandy beach facing south-south-west, 5.1 km south-east of Kalkan (Antalya, Turkey). The sea averages 28.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.8 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Kaputaş Beach is a small beach between Kaş and Kalkan in southwestern Turkey.
Wikidata item Q284093.
Month by month
October at Kaputaş Plajı
Beach-day index 7.4/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.6 °C | 16.8 °C | 16.8 °C | 17.7 °C | 20.2 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.6 °C | 28.0 °C | 26.8 °C | 24.5 °C | 21.7 °C | 19.2 °C |
| High °C | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 22° | 28° | 33° | 33° | 28° | 21° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 225 | 122 | 74 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 76 | 112 | 219 |
| Cloud % | 67 | 66 | 58 | 53 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 52 | 62 |
| Wind m/s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Daylight h | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-12° | 20°/-9° | 22°/-7° | 27°/-3° | 32°/4° | 38°/8° | 39°/13° | 40°/13° | 37°/7° | 33°/-1° | 25°/-5° | 19°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 2.9 |
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 August–September; June scores 9.6/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 23.5 °C and 12 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 3.0 °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 (225 mm) and August the driest (3 mm); the yearly total is about 960 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in December to 14.6 hours in June; in mid-June the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:20 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (212°). 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 September–April; in mid-December it goes down at 17:48 local time on a bearing of 241°.
Straight out to the south-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 61 m deep and 134 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 210 m above sea level 500 m inland and 497 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 63% shrubland, 22% tree cover and 10% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 41% of that circle.
- Shrub 63%
- Tree 22%
- Grass 10%
- Bare 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
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Drinking water
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Viewpoints
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
Viewpoints
- Kaputaş Plajı 90 m SE
Islands in view
- Isla Bogazcik 1.4 km S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 79.7 km | north-west |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 124 km | west |
| Antalya International Airport Antalya | AYT | 142 km | north-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 bus stops within 1.5 km and 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 7.7K residents); within 30 km there are 10 (about 22.5K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 7,128 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in June (1,074 views), 4.8× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaputaş Plajı | – | 28.0 °C | 146 m | Sand |
| Akçagerme Plajı | 13.9 km E | 28.2 °C | 124 m | Pebble |
| Patara Plajı | 15.1 km W | 28.0 °C | 7.1 km | Sand |
| Elmasburnu Kadınlar Plajı | 15.7 km E | 28.2 °C | 41 m | – |
| İnceboğaz Plajı | 16.0 km E | 28.2 °C | 42 m | – |
| Limanağzı Plajı | 19.1 km E | 28.2 °C | 73 m | Pebble |
| Belcekız Plajı | 45.8 km NW | 27.8 °C | 1.2 km | Gravel |
- Akçagerme Plajı13.9 km ECompare
- Patara Plajı15.1 km WCompare
- Elmasburnu Kadınlar Plajı15.7 km ECompare
- İnceboğaz Plajı16.0 km ECompare
- Limanağzı Plajı19.1 km ECompare
- Belcekız Plajı45.8 km NWCompare
- Kumburnu Plajı46.6 km NWCompare
- Çalış Plajı57.9 km NWCompare
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 13.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r19705864; 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_35SQA_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.