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The beach with the bay and the skyline behind, Acapulco
AcapulcoThe beach with the bay and the skyline behind
The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi

Photos: Acapulco by Felicia Navarrete, Pexels License; Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License.

Acapulco or Antalya?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Acapulco for

  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Acapulco’s own page.

Choose Antalya for

  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Antalya’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Acapulco 80, Antalya 82: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Acapulco 55, Antalya 57: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Acapulco 28, Antalya 55: Antalya leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Acapulco 64, Antalya 48: Acapulco leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Acapulco 50, Antalya 83: Antalya leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Acapulco 15, Antalya 78: Antalya leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Acapulco 45, Antalya 74: Antalya leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Acapulco 30, Antalya 50: Antalya leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Acapulco 32, Antalya 44: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Acapulco 74, Antalya 62: Acapulco leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Acapulco 26, Antalya 40: Antalya leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Acapulco 32, Antalya 62: Antalya leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Acapulco and Antalya.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Acapulco
44match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on day trips and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Acapulco in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
226 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Antalya in July

35 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AcapulcoAntalya

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Acapulco: 1991-2020 normals, Acapulco, Gro. (5.9 km from centre). Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAcapulcoAntalya
Official languageSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec MayaTurkish
CurrencyMexican Peso (MXN)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsAB127 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6UTC+3
Emergency number911112
Elevation18 m30 m
Main airportGeneral Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)18 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAcapulcoAntalya
City population658,6092,426,356
People per km²3501,712
Museums within 10 km35
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months7 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.