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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • families

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

Choose Izmir for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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. Hiroshima 30, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Izmir 55: Hiroshima leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Izmir 55: Hiroshima leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Izmir 63: Hiroshima leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Izmir 48: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Izmir.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
56match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
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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HiroshimaIzmir

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaIzmir
Official languageJapaneseTurkish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m2 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaIzmir
City population1,198,0214,493,242
People per km²1,3244,760
Museums within 10 km1829
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months5 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.