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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Auckland or Izmir?

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 Auckland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Izmir for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’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. Auckland 68, Izmir 62: Auckland leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Izmir 66: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Izmir 55: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Izmir 63: Izmir leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Izmir 48: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Izmir.

Your match

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

Auckland
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandIzmir
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriTurkish
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m2 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandIzmir
City population1,470,1004,493,242
People per km²2,6304,760
Museums within 10 km1529
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month5 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Izmir somewhere new.

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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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.