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The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock
Fishing boats in the harbour, La Spezia
La SpeziaFishing boats in the harbour

Photos: Jerusalem by Yasir Gürbüz, Pexels License; La Spezia by Irina Balashova, Pexels License.

Jerusalem or La Spezia?

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 Jerusalem for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose La Spezia for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on La Spezia’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. Jerusalem 40, La Spezia 60: La Spezia leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Jerusalem 66, La Spezia 58: Jerusalem leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Jerusalem 92, La Spezia 40: Jerusalem leads by 52 points.
Nightlife. Jerusalem 38, La Spezia 28: Jerusalem leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jerusalem 60, La Spezia 79: La Spezia leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Jerusalem 80, La Spezia 87: La Spezia leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Jerusalem 52, La Spezia 48: Jerusalem leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Jerusalem 55, La Spezia 70: La Spezia leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Jerusalem 48, La Spezia 35: Jerusalem leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Jerusalem 20, La Spezia 50: La Spezia leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jerusalem 40, La Spezia 28: Jerusalem leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jerusalem 42, La Spezia 32: Jerusalem leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jerusalem and La Spezia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Jerusalem
53match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

La Spezia
51match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Jerusalem in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

La Spezia in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
20 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JerusalemLa Spezia

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.

La Spezia's temperatures are measured 65 km from the centre, at Pisa / S. Giusto.

La Spezia 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. Jerusalem: 1991-2020 normals, Jerusalem (1.8 km from centre). La Spezia: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (64.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJerusalemLa Spezia
Official languageHebrewItalian
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102112
Elevation754 m3 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)65 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureJerusalemLa Spezia
City population1,050,15192,119
People per km²8,3741,792
Museums within 10 km6912
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km72
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months4 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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.