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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Izmir or Mendoza?

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 Izmir for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Mendoza for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Mendoza’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. Izmir 62, Mendoza 6: Izmir leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Mendoza 68: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Mendoza 30: Izmir leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Mendoza 40: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Mendoza 52: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Mendoza 42: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Mendoza 48: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Mendoza 33: Izmir leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Mendoza 56: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Mendoza 33: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Mendoza 55: Izmir leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Mendoza.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Mendoza
46match

Wins on 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.

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

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
10 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. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMendoza
Official languageTurkishSpanish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation2 m769 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMendoza
City population4,493,242127,160
People per km²4,7602,355
Museums within 10 km291
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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.