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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Cathedral of Sant'Agata, Catania
CataniaThe Cathedral of Sant'Agata

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Catania by Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Catania?

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 Antalya for

  • wellness
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Catania for

  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Catania’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. Antalya 82, Catania 72: Antalya leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Catania 77: Catania leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Catania 62: Catania leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Catania 60: Catania leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya and Catania are level on 83.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Catania 84: Catania leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Catania 50: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Catania 48: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Catania 42: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Catania 60: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Catania 55: Catania leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Catania 30: Antalya leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Catania.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Antalya
61match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

Catania
60match

Wins on food and drink and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Catania in July

31 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
9 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Catania's sunshine is measured 88 km from the centre, at Messina.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Catania: 1991-2020 normals, Catania / Fontanarossa (5.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaCatania
Official languageTurkishItalian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m7 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsCatania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)4 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaCatania
City population2,426,356311,584
People per km²1,7121,704
Museums within 10 km525
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months5 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. 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.