Turkey / Istanbul
Şile Plajı
Şile Plajı is a 2.4 km-long beach facing north, 1.9 km west of Ağva (Istanbul, Turkey). The sea averages 25.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 7.2 °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 Şile Plajı
Beach-day index 4.4/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 8.5 °C | 7.2 °C | 7.9 °C | 10.3 °C | 15.5 °C | 21.0 °C | 24.0 °C | 25.0 °C | 22.9 °C | 19.3 °C | 15.2 °C | 11.1 °C |
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 11° |
| Low °C | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 106 | 81 | 71 | 46 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 67 | 90 | 84 | 115 |
| Cloud % | 82 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 82 |
| Wind m/s | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-0° | 17°/-1° | 21°/1° | 22°/4° | 25°/10° | 33°/15° | 28°/20° | 29°/20° | 30°/16° | 26°/9° | 23°/6° | 18°/2° |
| Beach index | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
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 July–August; July scores 9.1/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 24.0 °C and 31 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 15.7 °C, cooler than 70% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (115 mm) and August the driest (30 mm); the yearly total is about 800 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:32 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (10°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in May–August; in mid-June it goes down at 20:34 local time on a bearing of 303°.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–September.
Straight out to the north 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 100 m deep and 32 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 20 m above sea level 500 m inland and 61 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 68% tree cover, 15% grassland and 12% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 50% of that circle.
- Tree 68%
- Grass 15%
- Bare 12%
- Built 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 4Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 3Hotels & guesthouses
- 5Campsites
- 10Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 4 restaurants. Accommodation: 3 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
Campsites
- Ağva Seferoğlu Camping 420 m S
- Seferoğulları Kamping 420 m SE
- Green Park Camping 650 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Pendik, Istanbul | SAW | 51.6 km | south-west |
| İstanbul Airport Istanbul | IST | 93.3 km | west |
| Bursa Yenişehir Airport Yenişehir | YEI | 101 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 10 bus stops within 1.5 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 9.9K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 52K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şile Plajı | – | 25.0 °C | 2.4 km | – |
| Bağırganlı Plajı | 15.7 km E | 25.0 °C | 507 m | – |
| Kerpe Plajı | 30.4 km E | 25.0 °C | 202 m | – |
| Kefken Plajı | 33.6 km E | 25.0 °C | 344 m | – |
| Altınköy Plajı | 52.4 km S | 24.0 °C | 176 m | Sand |
- Bağırganlı Plajı15.7 km ECompare
- Kerpe Plajı30.4 km ECompare
- Kefken Plajı33.6 km ECompare
- Altınköy Plajı52.4 km SCompare
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 3.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w305253202; 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 S2B_35TQF_20230713_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.