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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Izmir for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • 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. Bordeaux 50, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Izmir 72: Bordeaux leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Izmir 55: Bordeaux leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Izmir 55: Bordeaux leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Izmir 63: Bordeaux leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Izmir 55: Bordeaux leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Izmir 48: Bordeaux leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 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: Bordeaux and Izmir.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
59match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxIzmir
Official languageFrenchTurkish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112112
Elevation1 m2 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxIzmir
City population267,9914,493,242
People per km²5,4254,760
Museums within 10 km1829
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.