Turkey / Istanbul
Viranbağ Plajı
Viranbağ Plajı is a 59 m-long beach facing west-south-west, 3.4 km south-west of Adalar (Istanbul, Turkey). The sea averages 24.1 °C in August, its warmest month, and 7.9 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in July–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Viranbağ Plajı
Beach-day index 5.2/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 8.9 °C | 7.9 °C | 8.7 °C | 11.2 °C | 15.9 °C | 20.8 °C | 23.2 °C | 24.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 19.0 °C | 15.1 °C | 11.5 °C |
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 85 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 24 | 29 | 56 | 72 | 65 | 90 |
| Cloud % | 73 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 57 | 70 |
| Wind m/s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| Record high/low | 18°/-5° | 19°/-6° | 24°/-2° | 26°/1° | 30°/6° | 38°/13° | 38°/17° | 38°/17° | 36°/13° | 32°/6° | 25°/2° | 21°/-2° |
| Beach index | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
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 July–August; July scores 9.5/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 23.2 °C and 24 mm of rain.
In July 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 0.9 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 15.7 °C, cooler than 69% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (90 mm) and July the driest (24 mm); the yearly total is about 680 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:34 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-south-west (240°). Open water fills about 64% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 20:36 local time on a bearing of 302°.
Straight out to the west-south-west the next coast is roughly 80 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 5 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 69 m deep and 92 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 107 m above sea level 500 m inland and 0 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 88% tree cover, 7% shrubland and 4% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 68% of that circle.
- Tree 88%
- Shrub 7%
- Grass 4%
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
- 2Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 5Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 restaurants.
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.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 100 m north-east (Viranbag Cafe), the nearest grocery shop is 3.8 km north (CarrefourSA), the nearest fuel station is 7.7 km north-east (Opet) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 3.4 km north-east (Kartal Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital Buyukada Additional Service Building).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Viranbag Cafe | 100 m | north-east |
| Groceries | CarrefourSA | 3.8 km | north |
| Accommodation | Beltur Büyükada Otel | 1.6 km | north-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Kartal Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital Buyukada Additional Service Building | 3.4 km | north-east |
| Fuel station | Opet | 7.7 km | north-east |
| Car park | — | 1.3 km | north-east |
| Public toilets | — | 2.0 km | north |
| Bus stop | Seyir Duraği 2 | 100 m | 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.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Günbatımı İzleme Noktası 150 m NE
Nature
- Avcı Tepe peak 510 m E
- Yüce Tepe peak 970 m NE
- Belen Tepe peak 1.3 km NE
Islands in view
- Büyükada 1.9 km NE
- Balıkçı Adası 2.4 km S
- Tavşan Adası 2.5 km S
Lighthouses & piers
- Viranbağ Plajı İskele pier 20 m W
- Eskibağ İskelesi pier 700 m N
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Pendik, Istanbul | SAW | 17.7 km | east |
| İstanbul Airport Istanbul | IST | 57.7 km | north-west |
| Bursa Yenişehir Airport Yenişehir | YEI | 75.5 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 5 bus stops within 1.5 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 15.4K residents); within 30 km there are 52 (about 21.1M).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viranbağ Plajı | – | 24.1 °C | 59 m | – |
| Caddebostan Plajı | 14.3 km N | 24.1 °C | 228 m | Sand |
| Florya Güneş Plajı | 31.0 km NW | 24.2 °C | 850 m | – |
| Menekşe Plajı | 32.4 km NW | 24.2 °C | 610 m | – |
- Caddebostan Plajı14.3 km NCompare
- Florya Güneş Plajı31.0 km NWCompare
- Menekşe Plajı32.4 km NWCompare
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 w1101707606; 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 S2C_35TPF_20260426_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 5.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.