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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Izmir or Tangier?

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
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Izmir leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Tangier 58: Izmir leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Tangier 57: Tangier leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Tangier 30: Izmir leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Tangier 55: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Tangier 72: Izmir leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Tangier 35: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Tangier 40: Izmir leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Tangier 42: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Tangier 28: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Tangier 50: Izmir leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Tangier.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °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). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirTangier
Official languageTurkishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation2 m56 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirTangier
City population4,493,2421,275,428
People per km²4,7606,393
Museums within 10 km296
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months3 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.