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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Burj Al Arab, Dubai
DubaiThe Burj Al Arab

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Dubai by Aleksandar Pasaric, Pexels License.

Antalya or Dubai?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Dubai for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Dubai’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, Dubai 80: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Dubai 76: Dubai leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Dubai 40: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Dubai 62: Dubai leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Dubai 25: Antalya leads by 58 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Dubai 45: Antalya leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Dubai 82: Dubai leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Dubai 42: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Dubai 82: Dubai leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Dubai 32: Antalya leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya and Dubai are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Dubai 46: Antalya leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Dubai.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Dubai
54match

Wins on shopping 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

Dubai in July

42 °Cdaytime high
33 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
33 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaDubai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Dubai: 1991-2020 normals, Dubai International Airport (3.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaDubai
Official languageTurkishArabic
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)UAE Dirham (AED)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m0 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsDubai International Airport (DXB)7 km from centre294 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaDubai
City population2,426,3563,944,751
People per km²1,712-
Museums within 10 km514
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months12 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.