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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Antalya or Mendoza?

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
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Mendoza for

  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mendoza’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, Mendoza 6: Antalya leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Mendoza 68: Mendoza leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Mendoza 30: Antalya leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Mendoza 40: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya and Mendoza are level on 83.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Mendoza 52: Antalya leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Mendoza 42: Antalya leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Mendoza 48: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Mendoza 33: Antalya leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Mendoza 56: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Mendoza 33: Antalya leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Mendoza 55: Antalya leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Mendoza.

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 families with your weighting.

Mendoza
46match

Wins on 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

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaMendoza

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaMendoza
Official languageTurkishSpanish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation30 m769 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaMendoza
City population2,426,356127,160
People per km²1,7122,355
Museums within 10 km51
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.