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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

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

Izmir or Zagreb?

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

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Izmir leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Zagreb 55: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Zagreb 47: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Zagreb 62: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Zagreb 60: Izmir leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Zagreb 52: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Zagreb 40: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Zagreb 60: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Zagreb 33: Izmir leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirZagreb
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 m127 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirZagreb
City population4,493,242767,131
People per km²4,760-
Museums within 10 km2927
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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.