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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Izmir or Pisa?

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

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Pisa for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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, Pisa 58: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Pisa 55: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Pisa 40: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Pisa 62: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Pisa 52: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Pisa 38: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Pisa 55: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Pisa 38: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Pisa 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 Pisa.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

Pisa
57match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirPisa
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
Elevation2 m4 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirPisa
City population4,493,24288,737
People per km²4,760479
Museums within 10 km2927
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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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.