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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The railway viaduct over the canal, Castlefield, Manchester
ManchesterThe railway viaduct over the canal, Castlefield

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Manchester by IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Antalya or Manchester?

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 Manchester for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Manchester’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, Manchester 9: Antalya leads by 73 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Manchester 51: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Manchester 50: Antalya leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Manchester 72: Manchester leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Manchester 64: Antalya leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Manchester 77: Antalya leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Manchester 58: Antalya leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Manchester 68: Manchester leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Manchester 62: Manchester leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Manchester 42: Antalya leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Manchester 74: Manchester leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Manchester 15: Antalya leads by 47 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Manchester.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Manchester
54match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Manchester in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
60 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaManchester

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Manchester: 1991-2020 normals, Manchester Airport (14.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaManchester
Official languageTurkishEnglish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Pound Sterling (GBP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112 or 999
Elevation30 m38 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsManchester Airport (MAN)15 km from centre211 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaManchester
City population2,426,356547,627
People per km²1,7124,737
Museums within 10 km528
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
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.