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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Split?

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

  • wellness
  • families
  • prices

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

Choose Split for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Antalya leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Antalya and Split are level on 57.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Split 66: Split leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Split 52: Split leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Split 77: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Antalya and Split are level on 78.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Split 54: Antalya leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Split 67: Split leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Split 32: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Split 45: Antalya leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Split 37: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Split 40: Antalya leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Split.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

Split
57match

Wins on getting around 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

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 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). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaSplit
Official languageTurkishCroatian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m0 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaSplit
City population2,426,356160,577
People per km²1,712-
Museums within 10 km511
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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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.