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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Izmir or Nairobi?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Izmir leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Nairobi 48: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Nairobi 35: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Nairobi 58: Izmir leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Nairobi 28: Izmir leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Izmir and Nairobi are level on 55.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Nairobi 20: Izmir leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Nairobi 45: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Nairobi 60: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Nairobi 35: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Nairobi 25: Izmir leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Nairobi.

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.

Nairobi
41match

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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirNairobi
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+3
Emergency number112Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation2 m1,661 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirNairobi
City population4,493,2425,545,000
People per km²4,7607,967
Museums within 10 km294
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.