Top 7 Beaches in Turkey

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7 beaches·4 regions·best time: Jun – Oct·updated 26.09.2026

Turkey's beaches on this page line the Turquoise Coast and the Aegean. Ölüdeniz near Fethiye is famous for its calm Blue Lagoon and the paragliders who land on its sand. Around Alanya, Cleopatra Beach, Keykubat Beach, İncekum and Avsallar offer long stretches of sand with the Taurus Mountains behind, and Konyaaltı Beach runs along the western edge of Antalya. On the Aegean coast, Ladies Beach is the best-known town beach of Kuşadası. The sea is warm enough for swimming from June to October.

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Best time to visit beaches in Turkey

Sea and air temperatures averaged over 7 beaches. The sea is warm enough for a comfortable swim (22 °C+) from June–November.

Best for swimming: Jun – OctAlso good: May, NovSea below 20 °C: Jan – Apr
Jan14° / 7°☀ 18 · ☂ 13🌊 19–21°
Feb16° / 8°☀ 20 · ☂ 9🌊 18–19°
Mar17° / 9°☀ 21 · ☂ 10🌊 18–19°
Apr21° / 12°☀ 24 · ☂ 6🌊 18–21°
May25° / 17°☀ 25 · ☂ 6🌊 20–23°
Jun29° / 21°☀ 26 · ☂ 4🌊 23–29°
Jul33° / 24°☀ 29 · ☂ 2🌊 27–30°
Aug33° / 24°☀ 29 · ☂ 2🌊 29–30°
Sep30° / 22°☀ 27 · ☂ 3🌊 27–29°
Oct26° / 17°☀ 27 · ☂ 4🌊 25–27°
Nov21° / 13°☀ 22 · ☂ 8🌊 22–25°
Dec17° / 9°☀ 19 · ☂ 12🌊 20–22°
Best for swimmingGoodToo cold to swim for mostThis month

Air: ERA5 climate data 2015–2024 (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0). Sea: Open-Meteo Marine 2022–2024. Averages for 7 places on this page.

Sea water temperature at beaches in Turkey

Measured today and typical for the season. Updated daily.

Warmest right now28.9 °CIncekum Beach
Coolest right now23.8 °CLadies beach in Kusadasi
Average of 7 beaches27.9 °CSea temperature on 26 September 2026
BeachRegionNowUsual in SeptemberSwim season (22 °C+)
Incekum BeachAlanya28.9 °C28–30 °CJun – Nov
Keykubat BeachAlanya28.9 °C28–30 °CJun – Nov
Cleopatra BeachAlanya28.8 °C28–30 °CJun – Nov
Avsallar BeachAlanya28.7 °C28–30 °CJun – Nov
Konyaalti BeachAntalya28.7 °C28–30 °CJun – Nov
Ölüdeniz beachFethiye27.2 °C26–29 °CJun – Nov
Ladies beach in KusadasiKushadasi23.8 °C24–26 °CJun – Oct

Current: Open-Meteo Marine (sea surface temperature), cached for 1 day. Monthly: 2022–2024 averages.

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