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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Antalya or Wellington?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Wellington for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Antalya leads by 49 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Wellington 44: Antalya leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Wellington 45: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Wellington 78: Antalya leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Wellington 40: Antalya leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Wellington 62: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Wellington 68: Wellington leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Wellington 42: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Wellington 33: Antalya leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Wellington 56: Wellington leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Wellington 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 Wellington.

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.

Wellington
49match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts 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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaWellington
Official languageTurkishEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation30 m0 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaWellington
City population2,426,356216,200
People per km²1,712487
Museums within 10 km512
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.