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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Antalya or Lyon?

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
  • wellness
  • prices

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

Choose Lyon for

  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Lyon’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, Lyon 12: Antalya leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Lyon 84: Lyon leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Lyon 77: Lyon leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Lyon 58: Lyon leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Lyon 64: Antalya leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Lyon 77: Antalya leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Lyon 62: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Lyon 77: Lyon leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Lyon 58: Lyon leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Lyon 42: Antalya leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Lyon 68: Lyon leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Lyon 40: Antalya leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Lyon.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Antalya
61match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Lyon
60match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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). Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaLyon
Official languageTurkishFrench
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m160 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaLyon
City population2,426,356519,127
People per km²1,71210,838
Museums within 10 km543
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
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.