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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
MuscatThe Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Muscat by Alli Khalil, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Muscat?

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

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Muscat for

Muscat does not lead in any category we score.

What lies behind each score is written up on Muscat’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, Muscat 72: Antalya leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Muscat 44: Antalya leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya and Muscat are level on 55.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Muscat 14: Antalya leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Muscat 70: Antalya leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Muscat 62: Antalya leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Muscat 52: Antalya leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Muscat 20: Antalya leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Muscat 42: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Muscat 45: Antalya leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya and Muscat are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Muscat 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 Muscat.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on nightlife and getting around with your weighting.

Muscat
48match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

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

Muscat in July

33 °Cdaytime high
30 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
31 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Muscat's sunshine is measured 32 km from the centre, at Seeb, International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Muscat: 1991-2020 normals, Qaboos Port (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaMuscat
Official languageTurkishArabic
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Rial Omani (OMR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+4
Emergency number112968
Elevation30 m69 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsMuscat International Airport (MCT)31 km from centre83 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaMuscat
City population2,426,3561,421,409
People per km²1,712406
Museums within 10 km510
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.