Photos: Goreme by Guerrero De la Luz, Pexels License; Kyoto by Bert Mulder, Pexels License.
Goreme or Kyoto?
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 Goreme for
- prices
- nature and the outdoors
What lies behind each score is written up on Goreme’s own page.
Choose Kyoto for
- food and drink
- culture and sights
- shopping
What lies behind each score is written up on Kyoto’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: Goreme and Kyoto.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.
Wins on food and drink and culture and sights with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Goreme in July
Kyoto 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.
Kyoto's sunshine is measured 43 km from the centre, at Osaka.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Goreme: 1991-2020 normals, Nevsehir (10.2 km from centre). Kyoto: 1971-2000 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Kyoto (3.2 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Goreme | Kyoto |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Turkish | Japanese |
| Currency | Turkish Lira (TRY) | Yen (JPY) |
| Sockets | CF230 V, 50 Hz | AB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC+3 | UTC+9 |
| Emergency number | 112 | Police 110, fire 119 |
| Elevation | 1,100 m | 51 m |
| Main airport | Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR)60 km from centre22 non-stop destinations | Kansai International Airport (KIX)81 km from centre62 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 14 days | 16 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Goreme | Kyoto |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 2,000 | 1,463,723 |
| People per km² | 20 | 1,768 |
| Museums within 10 km | 5 | 77 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 4 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 5 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Goreme or Kyoto somewhere new.