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Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis
The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
IstanbulThe Blue Mosque

Photos: Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0; Istanbul by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Florianopolis 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 Florianopolis for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Istanbul for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • getting around

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. Florianopolis 85, Istanbul 45: Florianopolis leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Florianopolis 58, Istanbul 87: Istanbul leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Florianopolis 33, Istanbul 90: Istanbul leads by 57 points.
Nightlife. Florianopolis 60, Istanbul 77: Istanbul leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Florianopolis 78, Istanbul 52: Florianopolis leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Florianopolis 50, Istanbul 55: Istanbul leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Florianopolis 60, Istanbul 55: Florianopolis leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Florianopolis 28, Istanbul 62: Istanbul leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Florianopolis 33, Istanbul 86: Istanbul leads by 53 points.
Affordability. Florianopolis and Istanbul are level on 60.
Live music & performing arts. Florianopolis 28, Istanbul 62: Istanbul leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Florianopolis 45, Istanbul 75: Istanbul leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Florianopolis and Istanbul.

Your match

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

Florianopolis
52match

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

Istanbul
Best match
67match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 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

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FlorianopolisIstanbul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre). Istanbul: 1991-2020 normals, Istanbul / Goztepe (9.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFlorianopolisIstanbul
Official languagePortugueseTurkish
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsCN60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation3 m100 m
Main airportHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsİstanbul Airport (IST)36 km from centre343 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureFlorianopolisIstanbul
City population587,48615,655,924
People per km²8702,930
Museums within 10 km1173
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months3 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.