VacationSelector
The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
IstanbulThe Blue Mosque

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Istanbul by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Cadiz or Istanbul?

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 Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Istanbul for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Istanbul’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. Cadiz 80, Istanbul 45: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Istanbul 87: Istanbul leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Istanbul 90: Istanbul leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Istanbul 77: Istanbul leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Istanbul 52: Cadiz leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Istanbul 55: Cadiz leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Istanbul 55: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Istanbul 62: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Istanbul 86: Istanbul leads by 51 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Istanbul 60: Istanbul leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Istanbul 62: Istanbul leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Istanbul 75: Istanbul leads by 33 points.
0255075100

What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Istanbul.

Your match

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

Cadiz
60match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Istanbul
Best match
67match

Wins on shopping 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.

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Istanbul in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

0255075100125JFMAMJJASOND
CadizIstanbul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Istanbul: 1991-2020 normals, Istanbul / Goztepe (9.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizIstanbul
Official languageSpanishTurkish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m100 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsİstanbul Airport (IST)36 km from centre343 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizIstanbul
City population109,95015,655,924
People per km²9,0872,930
Museums within 10 km1173
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months3 months

Where else could you go?

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

Browse every destination

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). 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. 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.