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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Izmir or Split?

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

  • shopping
  • prices
  • wellness

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

Choose Split for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Split leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Split 57: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Split 66: Split leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Split 52: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Split 77: Split leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Split 78: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Split 54: Izmir leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Split 67: Split leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Split 32: Izmir leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Split 45: Izmir leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Split 37: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Split 40: Izmir leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Split.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on shopping and prices with your weighting.

Split
57match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirSplit
Official languageTurkishCroatian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m0 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirSplit
City population4,493,242160,577
People per km²4,760-
Museums within 10 km2911
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04
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.