Turkey / Düzce
Karaburun Plajı
Karaburun Plajı is a 2.1 km-long sandy beach facing north, 10.1 km west of Akçakoca (Düzce, Turkey). The sea averages 25.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 7.3 °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 Karaburun Plajı
Beach-day index 4.8/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 8.6 °C | 7.3 °C | 8.0 °C | 10.6 °C | 15.6 °C | 21.0 °C | 23.9 °C | 25.0 °C | 23.0 °C | 19.6 °C | 15.4 °C | 11.5 °C |
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 11° |
| Low °C | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 103 | 79 | 74 | 46 | 42 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 65 | 82 | 84 | 116 |
| Cloud % | 82 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 51 | 66 | 74 | 81 |
| Wind m/s | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-1° | 17°/-2° | 22°/-0° | 23°/3° | 27°/9° | 32°/14° | 30°/19° | 31°/20° | 30°/16° | 28°/8° | 24°/4° | 20°/1° |
| Beach index | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
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; July scores 9.3/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 23.9 °C and 36 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 15.8 °C, cooler than 69% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (116 mm) and July the driest (36 mm); the yearly total is about 820 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 20:27 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (350°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in March–September; in mid-June it goes down at 20:29 local time on a bearing of 302°.
Sunrise is over the sea in May–August.
Straight out to the north 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 33 m deep and 25 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 40 m above sea level 500 m inland and 90 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 80% tree cover, 13% grassland and 5% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 54% of that circle.
- Tree 80%
- Grass 13%
- Built 5%
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.
Facilities within 1 km
- 5Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 7Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 4 restaurants and 1 bar. Accommodation: 7 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
- Georgia Camping 790 m W
- Güleryüz camping 910 m E
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport Zonguldak | ONQ | 103 km | north-east |
| Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Pendik, Istanbul | SAW | 144 km | west |
| Hasan Polatkan Airport Eskişehir | AOE | 146 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 15 (about 337.2K).
Map
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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 11.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w275434061; 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.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_36TUL_20250722_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 22.2K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.