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Bryggen across Vågen, Bergen
BergenBryggen across Vågen
The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock

Photos: Bergen by Abdullah Guc, Pexels License; Jerusalem by Yasir Gürbüz, Pexels License.

Bergen or Jerusalem?

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 Bergen for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Jerusalem for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Jerusalem’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. Bergen 20, Jerusalem 40: Jerusalem leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Bergen 47, Jerusalem 66: Jerusalem leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Bergen 55, Jerusalem 92: Jerusalem leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Bergen 40, Jerusalem 38: Bergen leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bergen 88, Jerusalem 60: Bergen leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Bergen 38, Jerusalem 80: Jerusalem leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Bergen 60, Jerusalem 52: Bergen leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Bergen 74, Jerusalem 55: Bergen leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Bergen 33, Jerusalem 48: Jerusalem leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Bergen 12, Jerusalem 20: Jerusalem leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bergen 58, Jerusalem 40: Bergen leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bergen 32, Jerusalem 42: Jerusalem leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bergen and Jerusalem.

Your match

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

Bergen
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Jerusalem
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips 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.

Bergen in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
15 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Jerusalem in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Jerusalem 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. Bergen: 1991-2020 normals, Bergen / Florida (1.2 km from centre). Jerusalem: 1991-2020 normals, Jerusalem (1.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBergenJerusalem
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiHebrew
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110Police 100, fire 102
Elevation5 m754 m
Main airportBergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)12 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBergenJerusalem
City population291,1891,050,151
People per km²3,3398,374
Museums within 10 km3169
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km17
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone7 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.