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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
Durban

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License.

Antalya or Durban?

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

  • day trips
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Durban for

  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Durban’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, Durban 80: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Durban 60: Durban leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Durban 38: Antalya leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Durban 40: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Durban 68: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Durban 38: Antalya leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Durban 60: Antalya leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Durban 20: Antalya leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Durban 42: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Durban 72: Durban leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya and Durban are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Durban 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 Durban.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

Durban
49match

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

Durban in July

23 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
10 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). Durban: 1991-2020 normals, Durban, Durban International Airport (14.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaDurban
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Venda, Northern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Sesotho, Southern Ndebele, South African Sign Language
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Rand (ZAR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCMN230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+2
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m22 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsKing Shaka International Airport (DUR)29 km from centre13 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaDurban
City population2,426,356595,061
People per km²1,7122,634
Museums within 10 km51
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.