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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Izmir or Tromso?

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

  • day trips
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Izmir leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Tromso 36: Izmir leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Tromso 27: Izmir leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Tromso 38: Izmir leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Tromso 14: Izmir leads by 72 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Tromso 45: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Tromso 60: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Tromso 15: Izmir leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Tromso 11: Izmir leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Tromso 32: Izmir leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Tromso 38: Izmir leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Tromso.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirTromso
Official languageTurkishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation2 m20 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirTromso
City population4,493,24279,943
People per km²4,76032
Museums within 10 km298
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

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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.