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Belek vs Costa del Sol
Belek and Costa del Sol, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.
By the numbers
| Belek | Measure | Costa del Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 8 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 6 |
| ★ 4.7 (better) | Average guest rating | ★ 4.4 |
| $1–$734/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $67–$526/night pp |
| 0 of 8 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 6 |
| No hurricane season | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season |
| November–February | Rainy season | November–March |
| May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F | Sweet spot | June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest |
| Antalya (AYT), most resorts 30–45 min | Airport | Málaga (AGP), most resorts 20–60 min west along the coast |
| Kadriye and Belek along the coast, with Boğazkent at the eastern end | The strip | Torremolinos and Benalmádena near the airport; Marbella and Estepona further west |
| Big-resort value, golf, families who want everything on site | Best for | Sun with Andalusia attached; day trips to Granada, Seville and Ronda |
| April–October; May–June and September–October are the sweet spots | Season | May–October; July and August are hottest and busiest |
| None tropical; hot, dry summers and wet winters | Weather risk | None tropical; dry Mediterranean summers |
Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.
On the map
Belek
Costa del Sol
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belek · high °F | 59 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 62 |
| Costa del Sol · high °F | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 64 |
| Belek · rain (in) | 8.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 10.4 |
| Costa del Sol · rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Approximate climate normals for Antalya and Málaga: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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