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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Cadiz 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 Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

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

Choose Izmir for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • wellness

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. Cadiz 80, Izmir 62: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Izmir 55: Cadiz leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz and Izmir are level on 66.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Izmir 55: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Izmir 63: Cadiz leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Izmir 48: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Izmir.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Cadiz
60match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Izmir
62match

Wins on shopping and nightlife 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

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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CadizIzmir

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizIzmir
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 m2 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizIzmir
City population109,9504,493,242
People per km²9,0874,760
Museums within 10 km1129
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months5 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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.