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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Antalya or Philadelphia?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Antalya leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Philadelphia 52: Antalya leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Philadelphia 68: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Philadelphia 40: Antalya leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Philadelphia 26: Antalya leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Philadelphia.

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.

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 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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AntalyaPhiladelphia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaPhiladelphia
Official languageTurkish-
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation30 m12 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaPhiladelphia
City population2,426,3561,603,797
People per km²1,7124,339
Museums within 10 km554
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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.