Destinations · Head-to-head
Thailand vs Turkey
Thailand 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.
By the numbers
| Thailand | Measure | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better) | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 8 | Resorts in our catalog | 19 (better) |
| ★ 4.6 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 (better) |
| $35–$247/night pp | Nightly rates | $1–$1549/night pp (better) |
| 0 of 8 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 19 |
| Low hurricane risk | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season (better) |
| May–October, wettest September–October | Rainy season | November–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips) |
| November–April (the Gulf side, Koh Samui, runs on a different clock; wettest October–December) | Sweet spot | May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F |
| Thai (English widely used in tourist areas) | Language | Turkish (English common in resorts) |
| Thai baht (THB); cards common, cash for markets | Currency | Turkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts |
| 230V, Type A/B/C plugs (bring an adapter) | Power | 230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter) |
| On the left | Driving | On the right |
| Phuket International (HKT) | Main airport | Antalya (AYT) |
| ~20–24h from the US with 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. 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
Thailand
Turkey
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand · high °F | 89 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Turkey · high °F | 59 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 61 |
| Thailand · rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 3.0 |
| 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 |
Approximate climate normals for Phuket / Andaman coast and Antalya coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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