Turkey / Aydın

Ocaklar Halk Plajı

Ocaklar Halk Plajı is a beach facing west-north-west, 1.0 km north-east of Kuşadası (Aydın, Turkey). The sea averages 23.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.9 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.

Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.

A night view of the coastline in Kuşadası, Aydın - Turkey.
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Month by month

October at Ocaklar Halk Plajı

Sea21.4 °C
Day high25 °C
Night low12 °C
Rain51 mm
Cloud cover30%
Wind3.1 m/s
Daylight11.3 h07:18–18:35

Beach-day index 8.7/10 · Turkey median 6.2

Monthly averages at Ocaklar Halk Plajı
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea °C16.5 °C15.9 °C15.9 °C16.8 °C19.1 °C21.8 °C23.0 °C23.9 °C23.1 °C21.4 °C19.3 °C17.7 °C
High °C11°12°16°20°26°33°37°37°32°25°18°13°
Low °C2°3°5°8°13°18°21°21°17°12°7°3°
Rain mm135996348331444185190118
Cloud %5757504534176716304153
Wind m/s3.83.83.63.33.13.64.23.83.43.13.33.5
Daylight h9.810.811.913.114.214.814.613.712.511.310.29.6
Record high/low18°/-7°23°/-8°26°/-4°31°/-3°40°/4°44°/11°45°/16°44°/16°43°/9°39°/2°31°/-3°23°/-5°
Beach index2.82.93.35.08.28.77.17.19.48.74.73.4

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 September; September scores 9.4/10 with highs of 32 °C, sea at 23.1 °C and 18 mm of rain.

That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.

At its warmest the water here is 1.1 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).

Across the year the sea averages 19.5 °C, warmer than 60% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.

January is the wettest month (135 mm) and July the driest (4 mm); the yearly total is about 680 mm.

Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:20 local time.

Day highNight lowSeaRain (mm)
Climate and sea temperature at Ocaklar Halk PlajıMonthly averages. Lines: daytime high, night low, sea surface temperature. Bars: rainfall in millimetres.0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°0 mm75 mm150 mmJanuary: 135 mm rainFebruary: 99 mm rainMarch: 63 mm rainApril: 48 mm rainMay: 33 mm rainJune: 14 mm rainJuly: 4 mm rainAugust: 4 mm rainSeptember: 18 mm rainOctober: 51 mm rainNovember: 90 mm rainDecember: 118 mm rainJanuary: sea 16.5 °CFebruary: sea 15.9 °CMarch: sea 15.9 °CApril: sea 16.8 °CMay: sea 19.1 °CJune: sea 21.8 °CJuly: sea 23 °CAugust: sea 23.9 °CSeptember: sea 23.1 °COctober: sea 21.4 °CNovember: sea 19.3 °CDecember: sea 17.7 °CJanuary: high 10.8 °CFebruary: high 12.2 °CMarch: high 15.6 °CApril: high 20 °CMay: high 26.1 °CJune: high 32.5 °CJuly: high 37.4 °CAugust: high 37.4 °CSeptember: high 31.6 °COctober: high 24.8 °CNovember: high 18.1 °CDecember: high 12.5 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Orientation, sun and shore

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The shore faces west-north-west (300°). Open water fills about 25% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.

The sun sets over the sea in March–October; in mid-June it goes down at 20:34 local time on a bearing of 301°.

Straight out to the west-north-west the next coast is roughly 50 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.

About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 37 m deep and 52 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 37 m above sea level 500 m inland and 99 m at 1.5 km.

Within 1 km, the land is 84% built-up land and 12% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 37% of that circle.

  • Built 84%
  • Tree 12%
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sunset over sea––yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes––
Sunrise over sea––––––––––––

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.

Extreme heat

Average daytime highs reach 37 °C in July.

No lifeguard mapped

OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.

Photos

From above

Satellite image of Ocaklar Halk Plajı and its surroundings
Satellite view, 2.4 × 1.6 km centred on the beach, 2024-08-24. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

Facilities within 1 km

  • 380Restaurants, cafés & bars
  • 4Public toilets
  • –Showers
  • 2Drinking water
  • 5Car parks
  • –Lifeguard stations
  • 103Hotels & guesthouses
  • 3Campsites
  • 34Grocery shops
  • 3Water-sports spots
  • 5Marinas & slipways
  • 26Bus stops (1.5 km)
  • 14Pharmacies & clinics
  • 14Cash machines
  • 1Historic sites

Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 200 restaurants, 92 cafés, 66 bars and 22 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 103 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

  • KUSADASI zeytinyagı muzesi museum 300 m S
  • Pergamum museum 880 m N
  • Ephesus Ancient City museum 960 m SW
  • Micro Miniature Museum museum 990 m SW

Historic sites

  • kalekapisi castle 990 m SE

Nature

  • Tarihi Tabakhaneler Sokağı nature reserve 500 m N

Islands in view

  • Güvercinada 1.5 km W

Lighthouses & piers

  • H pier 220 m N
  • G pier 240 m N
  • F2 pier 360 m N
  • I-2-4 pier 390 m N
  • I pier 430 m N
  • I-1-3 pier 460 m N

Marinas

  • Marina kuşadası 90 m S
  • YES Yachting Services Turkey 190 m N
  • Setur Kusadasi Marina 370 m N
  • Kuşadası Marina 880 m SW
  • Kuşadası Scala Nuova Ege Ports 880 m SW

Diving & boat hire

  • Amores1 80 m N
  • Kusadasi Balik Turu 220 m N
  • Kusadasi Yat Kiralama 570 m N

Campsites

  • Önder Camping 110 m NE
  • Yat Camping 160 m NE
  • Güvercin Ada 450 m S

Getting there

Airports with scheduled flights
AirportCodeDistanceDirection
Samos Airport Samos IslandSMI36.7 kmsouth-west
Adnan Menderes International Airport GaziemirADB48.2 kmnorth
Milas Bodrum International Airport BodrumBJV77.2 kmsouth-east

Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.

Local transport: 26 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Kuşadası (850 m) and 5 mapped car parks within 1 km.

2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 67.1K residents); within 30 km there are 22 (about 237.2K).

Map and nearby beaches

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Compared with the nearest beaches
BeachDistanceWarmest seaLengthSurface
Ocaklar Halk Plajı–23.9 °C––
Kadınlar Denizi Plajı2.9 km SW23.9 °C––
Yoncaköy Plajı13.3 km N23.9 °C––
Sevgi Plajı14.2 km S24.0 °C1.7 km–
İçmeler Plajı18.4 km S24.0 °C311 mSand
Çukuraltı Plajı22.6 km NW23.9 °C258 m–
Gümüldür Halk Plajı33.4 km NW23.6 °C2.1 km–

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 12.2 km away.
  • Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature n8945687447; 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 S2A_35SNC_20240824_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 2.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).

Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.