Guide
Karakum takes its name from its fine, jet-black volcanic sand. The beach is 2 kilometres from the centre of Sinop, on the road that circles the Sinop peninsula, and has hotels, a holiday village, cafes, restaurants, bungalow-style houses and caravan and tent pitches, run by both public and private operators.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Sinop as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in February to 23.4 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (92 mm) and lightest in July (34 mm). Long-term means for 1936-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
