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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Antalya or Reykjavik?

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
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Antalya leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Reykjavik 42: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Reykjavik 25: Antalya leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Reykjavik 45: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Reykjavik 35: Antalya leads by 43 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Reykjavik 55: Antalya leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Reykjavik 25: Antalya leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Reykjavik 6: Antalya leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Reykjavik.

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 prices with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaReykjavik
Official languageTurkishIcelandic
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m8 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaReykjavik
City population2,426,356138,772
People per km²1,712569
Museums within 10 km523
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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.