Turkey / Muğla
Sarıgerme Plajı
Sarıgerme Plajı is a 1.6 km-long sandy beach facing south-south-east, 1.5 km south of Sarigerme (Muğla, Turkey). The sea averages 27.1 °C in August, its warmest month, and 17.0 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Sarıgerme Plajı
Beach-day index 8.9/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.9 °C | 17.0 °C | 17.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.4 °C | 27.1 °C | 26.3 °C | 24.2 °C | 21.8 °C | 19.5 °C |
| High °C | 10° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 25° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 24° | 18° | 13° |
| Low °C | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 180 | 115 | 69 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 99 | 166 |
| Cloud % | 57 | 55 | 46 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 54 |
| Wind m/s | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 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°/-8° | 23°/-8° | 24°/-4° | 29°/-2° | 38°/5° | 42°/11° | 43°/16° | 43°/18° | 40°/10° | 37°/2° | 28°/-4° | 21°/-6° |
| Beach index | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
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 9.7/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 26.3 °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 2.1 °C warmer than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 21.4 °C, warmer than 67% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (180 mm) and July the driest (6 mm); the yearly total is about 830 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:14 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (165°). Open water fills about 44% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in December–January; in mid-December it goes down at 17:50 local time on a bearing of 241°.
Sunrise is over the sea in October–March.
Straight out to the south-south-east 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 36 m deep and 257 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 23 m above sea level 500 m inland and 153 m at 1.5 km, with hills rising behind it.
Within 1 km, the land is 69% tree cover, 14% grassland and 6% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 45% of that circle.
- Tree 69%
- Grass 14%
- Built 6%
- Bare 5%
- Shrub 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 36 °C in July.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 9Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 6Public toilets
- –Showers
- 7Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 18Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 8Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 5Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 3 restaurants, 2 cafés and 4 bars. Accommodation: 18 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
- Baba Adası 1.1 km SW
Campsites
- Sarıgerme Camping 990 m NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaman International Airport Dalaman | DLM | 8.4 km | east |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Rhodes | RHO | 64.0 km | south-west |
| Milas Bodrum International Airport Bodrum | BJV | 110 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 8 bus stops within 1.5 km and 7 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 16K residents); within 30 km there are 7 (about 67.3K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarıgerme Plajı | – | 27.1 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
| İztuzu Plajı | 11.8 km NW | 27.1 °C | 4.4 km | – |
| Günlüklü Plajı | 28.7 km E | 27.3 °C | 362 m | – |
| Çalış Plajı | 35.9 km E | 27.3 °C | 3.5 km | Pebble |
| Kumburnu Plajı | 40.7 km SE | 27.8 °C | 606 m | Gravel |
- İztuzu Plajı11.8 km NWCompare
- Günlüklü Plajı28.7 km ECompare
- Çalış Plajı35.9 km ECompare
- Kumburnu Plajı40.7 km SECompare
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 10.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w219697216; 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 S2C_35SPA_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 12.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.