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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License.

Antalya or Chiang Mai?

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

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Chiang Mai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Chiang Mai’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, Chiang Mai 6: Antalya leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Chiang Mai 78: Chiang Mai leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Chiang Mai 65: Chiang Mai leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Chiang Mai 45: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Chiang Mai 73: Antalya leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Chiang Mai 48: Antalya leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Chiang Mai 55: Antalya leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Chiang Mai 38: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Chiang Mai 62: Chiang Mai leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Chiang Mai 90: Chiang Mai leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Chiang Mai 30: Antalya leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Chiang Mai 82: Chiang Mai leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Chiang Mai.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Chiang Mai
56match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Chiang Mai in July

32 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaChiang Mai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaChiang Mai
Official languageTurkishThai
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Baht (THB)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+7
Emergency number112Police 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199
Elevation30 m310 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaChiang Mai
City population2,426,3561,198,000
People per km²1,7122,958
Museums within 10 km56
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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.