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The harbour seen from above, Marmaris
MarmarisThe harbour seen from above
Rice terraces and palms at Tegallalang, Ubud
UbudRice terraces and palms at Tegallalang

Photos: Marmaris by Mstyslav Chernov, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Ubud by Pinterpandai, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Marmaris or Ubud?

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 Marmaris for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Ubud for

  • wellness
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Ubud’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. Marmaris 80, Ubud 38: Marmaris leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Marmaris 40, Ubud 60: Ubud leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Marmaris 18, Ubud 58: Ubud leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Marmaris 60, Ubud 15: Marmaris leads by 45 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marmaris 72, Ubud 80: Ubud leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Marmaris 65, Ubud 72: Ubud leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Marmaris 62, Ubud 48: Marmaris leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Marmaris 55, Ubud 10: Marmaris leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Marmaris 38, Ubud 52: Ubud leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Marmaris 62, Ubud 80: Ubud leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marmaris 12, Ubud 47: Ubud leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marmaris 50, Ubud 96: Ubud leads by 46 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marmaris and Ubud.

Your match

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

Marmaris
51match

Wins on nightlife and getting around with your weighting.

Ubud
Best match
55match

Wins on wellness 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.

Marmaris in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
8 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Ubud in July

29 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
110 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarmarisUbud

Where the figures come from

Marmaris's temperatures are measured 49 km from the centre, at Dalaman.

Marmaris has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Ubud's temperatures are measured 29 km from the centre, at Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai.

Ubud's station stands 209 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Ubud has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marmaris: 2000-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Dalaman (48.8 km from centre). Ubud: 1991-2020 normals, Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai (29 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarmarisUbud
Official languageTurkishIndonesian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+8
Emergency number112112
Elevation7 m210 m
Main airportDalaman International Airport (DLM)49 km from centre61 non-stop destinationsDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)29 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureMarmarisUbud
City population97,818-
People per km²111-
Museums within 10 km114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 months12 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.