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Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Granada by Jebulon, CC0; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Granada 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 Granada for

  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Izmir for

  • beaches
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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. Granada 38, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Granada 62, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Granada 80, Izmir 55: Granada leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Granada 58, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Granada 80, Izmir 66: Granada leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Granada 76, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Granada 52, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Granada 68, Izmir 63: Granada leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Granada 40, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Granada 63, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Granada 58, Izmir 48: Granada leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Granada 48, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Granada 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

Granada
60match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Izmir
62match

Wins on beaches 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.

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGranadaIzmir
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
Elevation693 m2 m
Main airportF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureGranadaIzmir
City population233,9754,493,242
People per km²2,6594,760
Museums within 10 km2029
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.