Spain vs Turkey

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Aerial view of Concorde De Luxe Resort's distinctive white building with curved wings overlooking multiple pools, beach, and turquoise Mediterranean Sea with boats.

Spain 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

Spain compared with Turkey
Spain	Measure	Turkey
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
33	Resorts in our catalog	17
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$64–$472/night pp	Nightly rates	$1–$421/night pp
7 of 33	Adults-only resorts	0 of 17
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet	Rainy season	November–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips)
June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F
Spanish (English at resorts)	Language	Turkish (English common in resorts)
Euro	Currency	Turkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts
230V, European Type C/F plugs	Power	230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the right	Driving	On the right
~7–9h from the US East Coast	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.

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Turkey

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Spain and Turkey
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
Turkey · high °F	59	60	64	70	78	86	93	93	87	79	69	61
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9
Turkey · rain (in)	9.2	6.3	3.8	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.6	7.1	10.2