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The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Jerusalem by Yasir Gürbüz, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jerusalem or Quebec City?

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

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Jerusalem leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Jerusalem 66, Quebec City 57: Jerusalem leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Jerusalem 92, Quebec City 70: Jerusalem leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Jerusalem 38, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jerusalem 60, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Jerusalem 80, Quebec City 58: Jerusalem leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Jerusalem 52, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Jerusalem 55, Quebec City 50: Jerusalem leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Jerusalem 48, Quebec City 45: Jerusalem leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Jerusalem 20, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jerusalem 40, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jerusalem 42, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jerusalem and Quebec City.

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

Jerusalem
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Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Quebec City
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Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors 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
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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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.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jerusalem: 1991-2020 normals, Jerusalem (1.8 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJerusalemQuebec City
Official languageHebrewFrench, English
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102911
Elevation754 m98 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureJerusalemQuebec City
City population1,050,151574,482
People per km²8,3741,184
Museums within 10 km6916
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km71
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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. 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.