Silifke and Dana Island lie along the Mersin coast of the eastern Mediterranean, where a scatter of bays, coves, and offshore islands creates a range of dive and snorkel environments. The seven sites in the database include reefs, seagrass meadows, wrecks, and an artificial reef, spread across locations such as Boğsak Bay, Barbaros Bay, and the protected area at Yeşilovacık. Dana Island itself sits well offshore and requires a boat, and features the remains of an ancient rock-cut shipyard visible from the surface. Water temperatures follow the same broad Mediterranean pattern as the rest of the Turkish south coast, cooling to the high teens in winter and peaking in the high twenties by late summer.
Monthly water temperature across Silifke & Dana Island's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Temperatures stay in the high teens through winter and spring, then climb steadily to peak in late summer when conditions are warmest and generally most settled. The cooler months from late autumn through early spring are the quietest period, though sites remain diveable for those comfortable in a thicker wetsuit.
Water temperature around Silifke & Dana Island ranges from about 18°C in February to 29°C in August, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 29°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Silifke & Dana Island; in the coldest months (about 18°C) step up to a 5mm suit.
Fin maps 7 sites in Silifke & Dana Island (2 scuba diving sites and 5 snorkelling spots).
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