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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Wilmington?

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

  • day trips
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Wilmington for

Wilmington does not lead in any category we score.

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Antalya leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Wilmington 48: Antalya leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Wilmington 40: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Wilmington 40: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Wilmington 58: Antalya leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Wilmington 45: Antalya leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Wilmington 62: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Wilmington 28: Antalya leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Wilmington 33: Antalya leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Wilmington 42: Antalya leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya and Wilmington are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Wilmington 33: Antalya leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaWilmington
City population2,426,356115,451
People per km²1,712839
Museums within 10 km52
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months6 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.