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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Antalya or Sapporo?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Sapporo for

  • getting around
  • food and drink
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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, Sapporo 28: Antalya leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Sapporo 40: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Sapporo 62: Sapporo leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Sapporo 86: Sapporo leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Sapporo 64: Antalya leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Sapporo 72: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Sapporo 58: Sapporo leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Sapporo 60: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Sapporo 44: Sapporo leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Sapporo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Antalya
61match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Sapporo
63match

Wins on getting around and 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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaSapporo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaSapporo
Official languageTurkishJapanese
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation30 m5 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaSapporo
City population2,426,3561,959,313
People per km²1,7121,747
Museums within 10 km533
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months1 month

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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.