Turkey / Muğla
Palamutbükü Plajı
Palamutbükü Plajı is a 1.4 km-long beach facing south-east, 17.1 km south-west of Datça (Muğla, Turkey). The sea averages 25.6 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.8 °C in March; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Palamutbükü Plajı
Beach-day index 9.1/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.7 °C | 16.9 °C | 16.8 °C | 17.4 °C | 19.4 °C | 22.0 °C | 23.9 °C | 25.6 °C | 25.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 21.2 °C | 19.1 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 25° | 31° | 35° | 35° | 31° | 25° | 19° | 14° |
| Low °C | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 177 | 121 | 72 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 104 | 167 |
| Cloud % | 57 | 56 | 48 | 44 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 54 |
| Wind m/s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Daylight h | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Record high/low | 18°/-4° | 23°/-4° | 23°/-1° | 30°/2° | 37°/8° | 41°/13° | 42°/18° | 41°/19° | 39°/12° | 36°/6° | 28°/0° | 21°/-1° |
| Beach index | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 |
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 June and September–October; September scores 9.7/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 25.0 °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 0.6 °C warmer than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 20.7 °C, warmer than 66% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (177 mm) and July the driest (4 mm); the yearly total is about 820 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:19 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-east (145°). Open water fills about 39% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 241° to 300°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in September–April.
Straight out to the south-east 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 58 m deep and 152 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 18 m above sea level 500 m inland and 140 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 32% shrubland, 30% tree cover and 21% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 51% of that circle.
- Shrub 32%
- Tree 30%
- Grass 21%
- Built 9%
- Crop 5%
- Bare 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 35 °C in July.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 34Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 73Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 5Grocery shops
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 19 restaurants, 8 cafés, 4 bars and 3 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 73 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
Islands in view
- Palamutbükü Adası 1.7 km S
Campsites
- Kumyer Kalesi 540 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" Kos Island | KGS | 39.6 km | west |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 59.5 km | south-east |
| Milas Bodrum International Airport Bodrum | BJV | 65.4 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 3 (about 12.5K).
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 11.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w118688181; 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 S2C_35SNA_20260903_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.