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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Antalya or Tromso?

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
  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Tromso for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Antalya leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Tromso 36: Antalya leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Tromso 27: Antalya leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Tromso 38: Antalya leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Tromso 14: Antalya leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Tromso 45: Antalya leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Tromso 60: Tromso leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Tromso 15: Antalya leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Tromso 11: Antalya leads by 51 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Tromso 32: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Tromso 38: Antalya leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Tromso.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on getting around 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaTromso
Official languageTurkishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation30 m20 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaTromso
City population2,426,35679,943
People per km²1,71232
Museums within 10 km58
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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.