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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine, Cologne
CologneThe cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Cologne by Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Cologne?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Cologne for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Cologne’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, Cologne 14: Antalya leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Cologne 52: Antalya leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Cologne 67: Cologne leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Cologne 66: Cologne leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Cologne 56: Antalya leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Cologne 80: Cologne leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Cologne 70: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Cologne 74: Cologne leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Cologne 57: Cologne leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Cologne 46: Antalya leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Cologne 68: Cologne leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Cologne 50: Antalya leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Cologne.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Cologne
58match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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

Cologne in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
81 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaCologne

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Cologne: 1991-2020 normals, Köln-Stammheim (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaCologne
Official languageTurkishGerman
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m59 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsCologne Bonn Airport (CGN)15 km from centre115 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaCologne
City population2,426,3561,025,523
People per km²1,7122,532
Museums within 10 km540
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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). 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.