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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Cordoba 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 Cordoba for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around

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

Choose Izmir for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

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. Cordoba 14, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Izmir 55: Cordoba leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Cordoba and Izmir are level on 86.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Izmir 63: Cordoba leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Izmir 48: Izmir leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 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: Cordoba and Izmir.

Your match

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

Cordoba
52match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 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. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaIzmir
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
Elevation120 m2 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaIzmir
City population323,2624,493,242
People per km²2584,760
Museums within 10 km1629
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.