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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings

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

Antalya or Victoria?

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
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Victoria for

  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Victoria’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, Victoria 28: Antalya leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Victoria 50: Antalya leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Victoria 42: Antalya leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Victoria 30: Antalya leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Victoria 77: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Victoria 54: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Victoria 62: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Victoria 60: Victoria leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Victoria 40: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Victoria 34: Antalya leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya and Victoria are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Victoria 48: Antalya leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Victoria.

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 prices with your weighting.

Victoria
47match

Wins on 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

Victoria in July

21 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Victoria's sunshine is measured 87 km from the centre, at Vancouver International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Victoria: 1991-2020 normals, Victoria Gonzales CS (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaVictoria
Official languageTurkishFrench, English
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation30 m23 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaVictoria
City population2,426,35691,867
People per km²1,7124,711
Museums within 10 km56
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.