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The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
IstanbulThe Blue Mosque
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Istanbul by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Istanbul or Verona?

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 Istanbul for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Verona for

  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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. Istanbul 45, Verona 44: Istanbul leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Istanbul 87, Verona 66: Istanbul leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Istanbul 90, Verona 76: Istanbul leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Istanbul 77, Verona 37: Istanbul leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Istanbul 52, Verona 65: Verona leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Istanbul 55, Verona 92: Verona leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Istanbul 55, Verona 66: Verona leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Istanbul 62, Verona 68: Verona leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Istanbul 86, Verona 52: Istanbul leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Istanbul 60, Verona 46: Istanbul leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Istanbul 62, Verona 66: Verona leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Istanbul 75, Verona 48: Istanbul leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Istanbul and Verona.

Your match

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

Istanbul
Best match
67match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Verona
61match

Wins on day trips 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.

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

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IstanbulVerona

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Istanbul: 1991-2020 normals, Istanbul / Goztepe (9.9 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIstanbulVerona
Official languageTurkishItalian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation100 m59 m
Main airportİstanbul Airport (IST)36 km from centre343 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureIstanbulVerona
City population15,655,924255,588
People per km²2,9301,285
Museums within 10 km7318
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.