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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The opera house on Place de la Comédie, Montpellier
MontpellierThe opera house on Place de la Comédie

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Montpellier by Peter, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Izmir or Montpellier?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Montpellier for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Montpellier’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, Montpellier 64: Montpellier leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Montpellier 64: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Montpellier 60: Montpellier leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Montpellier 56: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Montpellier 72: Montpellier leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Montpellier 85: Izmir leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Montpellier 62: Montpellier leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Montpellier 74: Montpellier leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Montpellier 47: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Montpellier 50: Izmir leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Montpellier 63: Montpellier leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Montpellier 42: Izmir leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Montpellier.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Izmir
62match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Montpellier
62match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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

Montpellier in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
17 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirMontpellier

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Montpellier: 1991-2020 normals, Montpellier (7.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMontpellier
Official languageTurkishFrench
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m7 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsMontpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL)8 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMontpellier
City population4,493,242310,240
People per km²4,7605,452
Museums within 10 km2914
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months2 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.