Photos: Cape Town by Stephan Louis, Pexels License; Goreme by Guerrero De la Luz, Pexels License.
Cape Town or Goreme?
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 Cape Town for
- beaches
- nightlife
- food and drink
What lies behind each score is written up on Cape Town’s own page.
Choose Goreme for
- getting around
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Goreme’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cape Town and Goreme.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.
Wins on getting around 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.
Cape Town in July
Goreme in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Goreme's station stands 160 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cape Town: 1991-2020 normals, Cape Town Airport (17.5 km from centre). Goreme: 1991-2020 normals, Nevsehir (10.2 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Cape Town | Goreme |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Venda, Northern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Sesotho, Southern Ndebele, South African Sign Language | Turkish |
| Currency | Rand (ZAR) | Turkish Lira (TRY) |
| Sockets | CMN230 V, 50 Hz | CF230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Emergency number | 112 | 112 |
| Elevation | 5 m | 1,100 m |
| Main airport | Cape Town International Airport (CPT)18 km from centre45 non-stop destinations | Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR)60 km from centre22 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 13 days | 14 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Cape Town | Goreme |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 3,776,313 | 2,000 |
| People per km² | 1,538 | 20 |
| Museums within 10 km | 22 | 5 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 3 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | None | - |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Cape Town or Goreme somewhere new.