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The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • food and drink
  • getting around
  • nightlife

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. Fort Lauderdale 88, Tel Aviv 86: Fort Lauderdale leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Fort Lauderdale 47, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Fort Lauderdale 28, Tel Aviv 57: Tel Aviv leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Fort Lauderdale 52, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fort Lauderdale 62, Tel Aviv 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Fort Lauderdale 58, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Fort Lauderdale 66, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Fort Lauderdale 32, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Fort Lauderdale 52, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Fort Lauderdale 32, Tel Aviv 14: Fort Lauderdale leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fort Lauderdale 42, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fort Lauderdale 40, Tel Aviv 35: Fort Lauderdale leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fort Lauderdale and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Fort Lauderdale
50match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on food and drink and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
14 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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Fort LauderdaleTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFort LauderdaleTel Aviv
Official language-Hebrew
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911Police 100, fire 102
Elevation11 m5 m
Main airportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFort LauderdaleTel Aviv
City population182,760467,875
People per km²1,8298,998
Museums within 10 km698
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months7 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). 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.