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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Izmir or Valletta?

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

  • wellness
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Valletta for

  • culture and sights
  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Valletta 55: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Valletta 46: Izmir leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Valletta 56: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Valletta 76: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Valletta 62: Izmir leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Valletta 38: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Valletta 50: Izmir leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Valletta 44: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Valletta 32: Izmir leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Valletta.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on wellness and food and drink with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirValletta
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m56 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirValletta
City population4,493,2425,197
People per km²4,7606,496
Museums within 10 km2916
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months6 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.