Turkey / İzmir Province
Yoncaköy Plajı
Yoncaköy Plajı is a beach facing south-south-west, 10.5 km east of Özdere (İzmir Province, Turkey). The sea averages 23.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.9 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Yoncaköy Plajı
Beach-day index 8.7/10 · Turkey median 6.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.5 °C | 15.9 °C | 15.9 °C | 16.8 °C | 19.1 °C | 21.8 °C | 23.0 °C | 23.9 °C | 23.1 °C | 21.4 °C | 19.3 °C | 17.7 °C |
| High °C | 11° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 26° | 33° | 37° | 37° | 32° | 25° | 18° | 13° |
| Low °C | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 135 | 99 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 90 | 118 |
| Cloud % | 57 | 57 | 50 | 45 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 53 |
| Wind m/s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Record high/low | 18°/-7° | 23°/-8° | 26°/-4° | 31°/-3° | 40°/4° | 44°/11° | 45°/16° | 44°/16° | 43°/9° | 39°/2° | 31°/-3° | 23°/-5° |
| Beach index | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
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 September; September scores 9.4/10 with highs of 32 °C, sea at 23.1 °C and 18 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Turkey in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.1 °C cooler than the Turkey median for August (25.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.5 °C, warmer than 60% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (135 mm) and July the driest (4 mm); the yearly total is about 680 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-September the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:21 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (200°). Open water fills about 36% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in October–February; in mid-December it goes down at 17:52 local time on a bearing of 241°.
Straight out to the south-south-west 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 20 m deep and 45 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 31 m above sea level 500 m inland and 147 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 77% tree cover, 9% built-up land and 6% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 40% of that circle.
- Tree 77%
- Built 9%
- Grass 6%
- Shrub 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.
Average daytime highs reach 37 °C in July.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 4Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Hotels & guesthouses
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 3 restaurants and 1 café. Accommodation: 2 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.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Menderes International Airport Gaziemir | ADB | 35.0 km | north |
| Samos Airport Samos Island | SMI | 43.7 km | south-west |
| Milas Bodrum International Airport Bodrum | BJV | 89.9 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 14 (about 178.8K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoncaköy Plajı | – | 23.9 °C | – | – |
| Ocaklar Halk Plajı | 13.3 km S | 23.9 °C | – | – |
| Çukuraltı Plajı | 13.7 km W | 23.9 °C | 258 m | – |
| Kadınlar Denizi Plajı | 15.4 km S | 23.9 °C | – | – |
| Gümüldür Halk Plajı | 24.5 km NW | 23.6 °C | 2.1 km | – |
| İpekkum Plajı | 25.7 km NW | 23.6 °C | 393 m | – |
| Sevgi Plajı | 27.2 km S | 24.0 °C | 1.7 km | – |
- Ocaklar Halk Plajı13.3 km SCompare
- Çukuraltı Plajı13.7 km WCompare
- Kadınlar Denizi Plajı15.4 km SCompare
- Gümüldür Halk Plajı24.5 km NWCompare
- İpekkum Plajı25.7 km NWCompare
- Sevgi Plajı27.2 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 15.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); 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_35SNC_20240824_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 8.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.