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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License.

Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

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

Choose Antalya for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Amsterdam 25, Antalya 82: Antalya leads by 57 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Antalya 57: Amsterdam leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Antalya 55: Amsterdam leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Antalya 48: Amsterdam leads by 29 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Antalya 83: Antalya leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Antalya 78: Amsterdam leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Antalya 74: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Antalya 50: Amsterdam leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Antalya 44: Amsterdam leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Antalya 62: Antalya leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Antalya 40: Amsterdam leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Antalya 62: Antalya leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Antalya.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Amsterdam
62match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around with your weighting.

Antalya
61match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 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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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamAntalya
Official languageDutchTurkish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m30 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamAntalya
City population921,4682,426,356
People per km²4,2081,712
Museums within 10 km1015
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone7 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.