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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Antalya or Tampa?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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

Choose Tampa for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Antalya and Tampa are level on 57.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Tampa 42: Antalya leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Tampa 55: Antalya leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Tampa 54: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Tampa 22: Antalya leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Tampa 40: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Tampa 40: Antalya leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Tampa 47: Tampa leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Tampa 30: Antalya leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Tampa.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaTampa
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 m30 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaTampa
City population2,426,356384,959
People per km²1,712848
Museums within 10 km56
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months8 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.