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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License.

Alicante 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 Alicante for

  • getting around
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Antalya for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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. Alicante and Antalya are level on 82.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Antalya 57: Alicante leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Antalya 55: Antalya leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Antalya 48: Alicante leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Antalya 83: Antalya leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Antalya 78: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Antalya 74: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Antalya 50: Alicante leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante and Antalya are level on 44.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Antalya 62: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Antalya 40: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Antalya 62: Antalya leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Antalya.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Alicante
59match

Wins on getting around and nightlife with your weighting.

Antalya
61match

Wins on wellness 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.

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 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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AlicanteAntalya

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteAntalya
Official languageSpanishTurkish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112112
Elevation3 m30 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteAntalya
City population366,2212,426,356
People per km²1,8191,712
Museums within 10 km85
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.