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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
A bright beach on turquoise water at Montego Bay, Montego Bay
Montego BayA bright beach on turquoise water at Montego Bay

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Montego Bay by Dre Dawkcide, Pexels License.

Izmir or Montego Bay?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • shopping

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

Choose Montego Bay for

  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Montego Bay’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, Montego Bay 84: Montego Bay leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Montego Bay 50: Izmir leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Montego Bay 28: Izmir leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Montego Bay 42: Izmir leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Montego Bay 65: Izmir leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Montego Bay 50: Izmir leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Montego Bay 48: Izmir leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Montego Bay 20: Izmir leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Montego Bay 25: Izmir leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Montego Bay 38: Izmir leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Montego Bay 32: Izmir leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Montego Bay 45: Izmir leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Montego Bay.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Montego Bay
44match

Wins on beaches 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

Montego Bay in July

34 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirMontego Bay

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Montego Bay: 1991-2020 normals, Montego Bay / Sangster (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMontego Bay
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Jamaican Patois
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB116 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-5
Emergency number112Police 110/112/119/911, ambulance 110, fire 110
Elevation2 m19 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsSangster International Airport (MBJ)4 km from centre48 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMontego Bay
City population4,493,242123,994
People per km²4,760-
Museums within 10 km290
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. 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.