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Palms on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
HonoluluPalms on Waikiki Beach
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Honolulu by Jess Loiterton, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Honolulu 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 Honolulu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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. Honolulu 91, Tel Aviv 86: Honolulu leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Honolulu 70, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Honolulu 55, Tel Aviv 57: Tel Aviv leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Honolulu 45, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Honolulu 88, Tel Aviv 52: Honolulu leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Honolulu 38, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Honolulu 80, Tel Aviv 68: Honolulu leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Honolulu 52, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Honolulu 60, Tel Aviv 55: Honolulu leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Honolulu 15, Tel Aviv 14: Honolulu leads by 1 points.
Live music & performing arts. Honolulu 40, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Honolulu 50, Tel Aviv 35: Honolulu leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Honolulu and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Honolulu
57match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips 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.

Honolulu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
26 °Csea
13 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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HonoluluTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Honolulu: 1991-2020 normals, Honolulu International Airport (10.1 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHonoluluTel Aviv
Official language-Hebrew
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-10UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911Police 100, fire 102
Elevation12 m5 m
Main airportDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHonoluluTel Aviv
City population350,964467,875
People per km²1,9818,998
Museums within 10 km1298
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.