Turkey / İzmir Province
Pırlanta Plajı
Pırlanta Plajı is a 707 m-long beach facing north-north-east, 5.6 km west of Ovacık (İzmir Province, Turkey). The sea averages 23.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.7 °C in March; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Pırlanta Plajı
Beach-day index 7.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.3 °C | 15.8 °C | 15.7 °C | 16.4 °C | 18.6 °C | 21.7 °C | 22.9 °C | 23.5 °C | 22.6 °C | 21.0 °C | 18.9 °C | 17.4 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 30° | 33° | 34° | 29° | 23° | 18° | 13° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 130 | 99 | 61 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 50 | 82 | 111 |
| Cloud % | 60 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 44 | 57 |
| Wind m/s | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 20°/-5° | 22°/-5° | 24°/-1° | 30°/1° | 38°/6° | 41°/13° | 41°/17° | 40°/17° | 39°/12° | 34°/5° | 30°/1° | 22°/-2° |
| Beach index | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
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 9.5/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 22.6 °C and 19 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.5 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.2 °C, warmer than 56% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (130 mm) and July the driest (3 mm); the yearly total is about 650 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:25 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-north-east (15°). Open water fills about 33% 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 301°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in May–August.
Straight out to the north-north-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 10 m deep and 22 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 18 m above sea level 500 m inland and 14 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 58% grassland, 21% cropland and 11% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a mixed, lightly developed setting. Water makes up 37% of that circle.
- Grass 58%
- Crop 21%
- Built 11%
- Shrub 5%
- Tree 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.
Photos
From above
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 1.5 km east (Bostan Kahvalti Izgara), the nearest grocery shop is 2.6 km east (Şok), the nearest fuel station is 5.2 km north-east (Shell) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 6.0 km north-east (Özkan Eczanesi).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Bostan Kahvalti Izgara | 1.5 km | east |
| Groceries | Şok | 2.6 km | east |
| Accommodation | Hotel Sea | 1.1 km | east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Özkan Eczanesi | 6.0 km | north-east |
| Fuel station | Shell | 5.2 km | north-east |
| Car park | — | 1.7 km | south |
| Public toilets | — | 6.3 km | north-east |
| Bus stop | — | 6.9 km | north-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chios Island National Airport Chios Island | JKH | 11.6 km | north-west |
| Adnan Menderes International Airport Gaziemir | ADB | 79.1 km | east |
| Samos Airport Samos Island | SMI | 87.9 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 36.1K residents); within 30 km there are 10 (about 76.1K).
Map and nearby beaches
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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 14.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w233554844; 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_35SMC_20250722_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 18.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.