Turkey / Balıkesir
Sarımsaklı Plajı
Sarımsaklı Plajı is a 4.0 km-long sandy beach facing south, 6.2 km south of Ayvalık (Balıkesir, Turkey). The sea averages 23.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.8 °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 Sarımsaklı Plajı
Beach-day index 6.3/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.3 °C | 14.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 15.9 °C | 18.5 °C | 21.7 °C | 23.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 22.1 °C | 20.3 °C | 18.2 °C | 16.5 °C |
| High °C | 9° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 110 | 90 | 58 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 76 | 105 |
| Cloud % | 64 | 64 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 49 | 62 |
| Wind m/s | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| Record high/low | 19°/-8° | 21°/-9° | 24°/-2° | 27°/0° | 35°/5° | 39°/10° | 41°/15° | 38°/15° | 38°/10° | 32°/4° | 27°/-2° | 21°/-9° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
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–September; July scores 9.7/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 23.0 °C and 6 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.6 points above the median of the 156 beaches in Turkey covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.8 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 18.7 °C, cooler than 51% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (110 mm) and August the driest (4 mm); the yearly total is about 640 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.4 hours in December to 14.9 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:39 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (180°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in November–February; in mid-December it goes down at 17:51 local time on a bearing of 240°.
Sunrise is over the sea in November–February.
Straight out to the south about 800 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 18 m deep and 27 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 11 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 52% built-up land, 25% tree cover and 11% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 47% of that circle.
- Built 52%
- Tree 25%
- Bare 11%
- Grass 8%
- Wetland 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.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 72Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 5Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 62Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 22Grocery shops
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Pharmacies & clinics
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 35 restaurants, 20 cafés, 12 bars and 5 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 62 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
- Ayvalık Güneşi attraction 330 m NE
- Ayvalik Lunapark attraction 420 m NE
Nature
- Deliceli Tepesi peak 510 m NW
- Çamlı Tepe peak 1.1 km N
Campsites
- Sarimsakli Vilayetler Kampi 780 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mytilene International Airport Mytilene | MJT | 24.1 km | south |
| Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport Edremit | EDO | 43.3 km | north-east |
| Çanakkale Airport Çanakkale | CKZ | 98.9 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km and 5 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 70K residents); within 30 km there are 13 (about 129.4K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarımsaklı Plajı | – | 23.2 °C | 4.0 km | Sand |
| Badavut Plajı | 3.9 km W | 23.2 °C | 1.3 km | Sand |
| Pissa Plajı | 30.0 km S | 23.7 °C | 385 m | Sand |
| Ören Plajı | 34.7 km NE | 23.2 °C | 1.6 km | Natural ground |
- Badavut Plajı3.9 km WCompare
- Pissa Plajı30.0 km SCompare
- Ören Plajı34.7 km NECompare
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 12.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r18819122; 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 S2B_35SMD_20250416_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 49.5K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.