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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Tel Aviv?

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 Copenhagen for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’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. Copenhagen 40, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Tel Aviv 57: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Tel Aviv 52: Tel Aviv leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Tel Aviv 68: Copenhagen leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Tel Aviv 64: Copenhagen leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Tel Aviv 55: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Tel Aviv 14: Copenhagen leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Tel Aviv 35: Copenhagen leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Copenhagen
62match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
62match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °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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CopenhagenTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenTel Aviv
Official languageDanishHebrew
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 100, fire 102
Elevation14 m5 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenTel Aviv
City population667,099467,875
People per km²7,3398,998
Museums within 10 km7298
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
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.