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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Izmir for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • beaches

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. Austin 30, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Izmir 60: Austin leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Austin and Izmir are level on 55.
Getting around. Austin 30, Izmir 63: Izmir leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Izmir 48: Austin leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Izmir.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinIzmir
Official language-Turkish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m2 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinIzmir
City population961,8554,493,242
People per km²1,2174,760
Museums within 10 km2129
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.