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Portugal vs Turkey

Portugal and Turkey, 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.

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By the numbers

Portugal compared with Turkey
PortugalMeasureTurkey
Level 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
15Resorts in our catalog17
★ 4.4Average guest rating★ 4.6 (better)
$65–$333/night ppNightly rates$1–$421/night pp
0 of 15Adults-only resorts0 of 17
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
November–MarchRainy seasonNovember–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips)
June–September (the ocean stays refreshingly cool all year)Sweet spotMay–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F
Portuguese (English widely spoken in the Algarve)LanguageTurkish (English common in resorts)
Euro (EUR) – cards widely acceptedCurrencyTurkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts
230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)Power230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the rightDrivingOn the right
Faro (FAO)Main airportAntalya (AYT)
~7–9h from the US East Coast (often one stop)Flight time~11–13h from the US East Coast (one stop)

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Portugal resorts
Portugal
Map of Turkey resorts
Turkey

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Portugal and Turkey
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Portugal · high °F616265687279848480746762
Turkey · high °F596064707886939387796961
Portugal · rain (in)3.12.61.61.50.80.20.10.21.12.63.33.9
Turkey · rain (in)9.26.33.81.81.20.40.10.10.62.67.110.2

Approximate climate normals for Algarve and Antalya coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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