Turkey / Canakkale
Uğurlu Plajı
Uğurlu Plajı is a 375 m-long sandy beach facing south-south-west, 20.0 km south-west of Gökçeada (Canakkale, Turkey). The sea averages 24.7 °C in August, its warmest month, and 13.1 °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 Uğurlu Plajı
Beach-day index 5.7/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.5 °C | 13.1 °C | 13.2 °C | 14.4 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.8 °C | 24.1 °C | 24.7 °C | 23.0 °C | 20.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 15.0 °C |
| High °C | 10° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 78 | 64 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 65 | 67 | 83 |
| Cloud % | 71 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 62 | 71 |
| Wind m/s | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| Daylight h | 9.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| Record high/low | 18°/-8° | 18°/-5° | 20°/-1° | 25°/2° | 28°/9° | 35°/14° | 38°/17° | 36°/18° | 33°/13° | 28°/6° | 23°/2° | 21°/-5° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
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–September; July scores 9.6/10 with highs of 30 °C, sea at 24.1 °C and 16 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.5 points above the median of the 156 beaches in Turkey covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 18.1 °C, cooler than 57% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (83 mm) and August the driest (10 mm); the yearly total is about 570 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.3 hours in December to 15.0 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:46 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (205°). 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 September–April; in mid-December it goes down at 17:52 local time on a bearing of 240°.
Straight out to the south-south-west about 800 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 284 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 21 m deep and 38 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 57 m above sea level 500 m inland and 142 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 63% grassland, 15% tree cover and 10% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 48% of that circle.
- Grass 63%
- Tree 15%
- Bare 10%
- Built 6%
- Crop 5%
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.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 6Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 11Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 1Grocery shops
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 4 restaurants and 2 cafés. Accommodation: 11 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
Lighthouses & piers
- Türkiye'Nin En Batısı lighthouse 720 m NE
Campsites
- Gizli Liman Çadır Kamp Alanı 600 m NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale Airport Çanakkale | CKZ | 61.8 km | east |
| Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport Alexandroupolis | AXD | 84.9 km | north |
| Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport Kavala | KVA | 127 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: ferry terminal Uğurlu Liman İskelesi (250 m).
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 1 (about 7.8K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uğurlu Plajı | – | 24.7 °C | 375 m | Sand |
| Habbele Plajı | 41.3 km SE | 23.6 °C | 455 m | Sand |
| Ayazma Plajı | 43.0 km SE | 23.5 °C | 584 m | Sand |
- Habbele Plajı41.3 km SECompare
- Ayazma Plajı43.0 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 6.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w408652051; 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_35TLE_20230714_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 2.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.