Best Kitespots in Turkey

49 spots · Asia

Best for kiting in August, with 52 % kite days. Water 26 °C.

Median of 40 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 49 spots
Median kite days: 37 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 20 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Pirlanta Beach; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Turkey

Turkey has 49 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 37 % kite days over the year; Pirlanta Beach leads with 66 %. The spots spread over 20 regions.

Best season at the median spot: August (50 % kite days or more). Water 15 to 26 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Turkey

Kitesurfing in Alaçatı
Windiest month: July, 79 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Alaçatı: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Turkey

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: August
Warm and windy: July to August

Kite days at the median spot range from 30 % in May to 52 % in August.

Water 15 °C in February to 26 °C in August. Air 13 °C in January to 28 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Turkey: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Turkey?

The best month is August: the median spot in Turkey had 52 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Turkey?

Pirlanta Beach has the most kite days in Turkey: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Turkey?

The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 26 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in February, shorty in August.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Turkey
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alaçatı	56	59	59	53	47	63	79	75	66	53	49	52

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Turkey
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Canakkale	70	68	60	53	49	50	66	79	65	61	64	63
Istanbul	50	47	37	32	27	28	43	63	49	40	42	39
Izmir	52	54	53	50	42	59	78	71	63	49	45	48
Muğla	40	41	40	33	33	36	51	31	32	19	30	34

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Turkey
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Canakkale	14 °C	11 °C	12 °C	15 °C	17 °C	21 °C	24 °C	24 °C	23 °C	21 °C	19 °C	17 °C
Istanbul	10 °C	9 °C	9 °C	12 °C	15 °C	21 °C	25 °C	25 °C	24 °C	20 °C	17 °C	13 °C
Izmir	18 °C	17 °C	17 °C	17 °C	19 °C	22 °C	24 °C	25 °C	24 °C	22 °C	20 °C	19 °C
Muğla	20 °C	18 °C	18 °C	18 °C	20 °C	24 °C	27 °C	28 °C	27 °C	24 °C	23 °C	21 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Cayir Beach
Turkey
66 %
2
Tuz Gölü
Turkey
64 %
3
Güzelceköy
Turkey
62 %
4
Didim
Turkey
55 %
5
Yalikavak
Turkey
52 %
6
Urla
Turkey
51 %
7
Erikli
Turkey
51 %
8
Burç Beach
Turkey
47 %
9
Gündoğan
Turkey
46 %
10
Teos
Turkey
46 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Turkey yet.

By region

Muğla

14 spots · 33 % kite days per year

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Izmir

7 spots · 55 % kite days per year

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Canakkale

6 spots · 63 % kite days per year

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Istanbul

5 spots · 45 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Turkey

Pirlanta Beach leads with 66 % kite days per year, followed by Cayir Beach (66 %) and Aydincik Beach (64 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Pirlanta Beach
Turkey
66 %
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Kite days by month at Pirlanta Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 57 %, May 50 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
2
Cayir Beach
Turkey
66 %
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12. D
Kite days by month at Cayir Beach: Jan 68 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 56 %, May 53 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 87 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 61 %
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Aydincik Beach
Turkey
64 %
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4. A
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Kite days by month at Aydincik Beach: Jan 74 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 53 %, May 50 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
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Kefaloz Koyu
Turkey
64 %
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Kite days by month at Kefaloz Koyu: Jan 74 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 53 %, May 50 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
5
Tuz Gölü
Turkey
64 %
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Kite days by month at Tuz Gölü: Jan 74 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 53 %, May 50 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
6
Kadikalesi Beach
Turkey
64 %
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Kite days by month at Kadikalesi Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 60 %, May 55 %, Jun 72 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 62 %
7
Güzelceköy
Turkey
62 %
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3. M
4. A
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Kite days by month at Güzelceköy: Jan 72 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 53 %, May 48 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 65 %
8
Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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Kite days by month at Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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Kite Beach, Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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Kite days by month at Kite Beach, Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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North Point, Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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Kite days by month at North Point, Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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Riders Beach, Alaçati
Turkey
59 %
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Kite days by month at Riders Beach, Alaçati: Jan 56 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 53 %, May 47 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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Didim
Turkey
55 %
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Kite days by month at Didim: Jan 57 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 48 %, May 44 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 49 %
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Yalikavak
Turkey
52 %
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Kite days by month at Yalikavak: Jan 60 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 47 %, May 37 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 50 %
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Urla
Turkey
51 %
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Kite days by month at Urla: Jan 47 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 48 %, May 38 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 41 %
15
Erikli
Turkey
51 %
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Kite days by month at Erikli: Jan 62 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 47 %, May 42 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 58 %

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16 Burç Beach 47 %
17 Gündoğan 46 %
18 Teos 46 %
19 Karaburun Plaj 45 %
20 Metro Park 45 %
21 Datca Ferry Port 44 %
22 Akyarlar 44 %
23 Fener 44 %
24 İğneada 41 %
25 Datça 41 %
26 Tasucu 40 %
27 Henna Island 39 %
28 Çanakkale 35 %
29 Ayvalik Kite Zone 35 %
30 Karatas 35 %
31 Sinop Beach 34 %
32 Bitez 33 %
33 Ortakent 33 %
34 Doğancılı 32 %
35 Cebeci Beach 29 %
36 Sarigerme 29 %
37 Ozlen Beach 28 %
38 Iskenderun 27 %
39 Filyos Beach 27 %
40 Samsun Beach 22 %
41 Karadere Beach 22 %
42 Kurşunlu Plajı 16 %
43 Baki Beach 19 8 %
44 Ordu Beach 6 %
45 Calis Beach 3 %
46 Sürmene Voha Plajı 3 %
47 Cleopatra Beach 2 %
48 Lake Van 1 %
49 Gokova 1 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Turkey: median of 40 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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