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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Dublin?

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
  • prices
  • wellness

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

Choose Dublin for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Dublin’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, Dublin 27: Antalya leads by 55 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Dublin 50: Antalya leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Dublin 64: Dublin leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Dublin 62: Dublin leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Dublin 70: Antalya leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Dublin 72: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Dublin 57: Antalya leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Dublin 66: Dublin leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Dublin 54: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Dublin 20: Antalya leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Dublin 65: Dublin leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Dublin 25: Antalya leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Dublin.

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 prices with your weighting.

Dublin
53match

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaDublin
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Irish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m20 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaDublin
City population2,426,356592,713
People per km²1,7125,154
Museums within 10 km540
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 monthsNone

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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.