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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Cordoba 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 Cordoba for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

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. Cordoba 14, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Tel Aviv 57: Cordoba leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Tel Aviv 52: Tel Aviv leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Tel Aviv 84: Cordoba leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Tel Aviv 64: Cordoba leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Tel Aviv 14: Cordoba leads by 49 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, Tel Aviv 35: Cordoba leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Cordoba
52match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
Best match
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.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CordobaTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaTel Aviv
Official languageSpanishHebrew
CurrencyEuro (EUR)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 number112Police 100, fire 102
Elevation120 m5 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaTel Aviv
City population323,262467,875
People per km²2588,998
Museums within 10 km1698
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.