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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Izmir or Tampa?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Tampa for

  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Tampa 57: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Tampa 42: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Tampa 52: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Tampa 55: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Tampa 54: Izmir leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Tampa 22: Izmir leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Tampa 40: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Tampa 40: Izmir leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Tampa 47: Izmir leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Tampa 30: Izmir leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Tampa.

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.

Tampa
49match

Wins on families and 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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirTampa
Official languageTurkish-
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation2 m30 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirTampa
City population4,493,242384,959
People per km²4,760848
Museums within 10 km296
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months8 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.