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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The House of the Blackheads at dusk, Riga
RigaThe House of the Blackheads at dusk

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Riga by Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Antalya or Riga?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Riga for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Riga’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, Riga 40: Antalya leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Riga 52: Antalya leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Riga 66: Riga leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Riga 52: Riga leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Riga 55: Antalya leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Riga 60: Antalya leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Riga 50: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Riga 68: Riga leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Riga 45: Riga leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Antalya and Riga are level on 62.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Riga 65: Riga leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Riga 50: Antalya leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Riga.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Riga
55match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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

Riga in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
18 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Riga: 1991-2020 normals, Riga (4.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaRiga
Official languageTurkishLatvian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m6 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsRiga International Airport (RIX)9 km from centre93 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaRiga
City population2,426,356588,911
People per km²1,712-
Museums within 10 km512
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.