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The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Jerusalem by Yasir Gürbüz, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Jerusalem or Scottsdale?

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
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Jerusalem leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Jerusalem 66, Scottsdale 46: Jerusalem leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Jerusalem 92, Scottsdale 38: Jerusalem leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Jerusalem 38, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jerusalem 60, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Jerusalem 80, Scottsdale 50: Jerusalem leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Jerusalem 52, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Jerusalem 55, Scottsdale 20: Jerusalem leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Jerusalem 48, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Jerusalem 20, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jerusalem and Scottsdale are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Jerusalem 42, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jerusalem and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Jerusalem
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness 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.

Jerusalem in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No seasea
14 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). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJerusalemScottsdale
Official languageHebrew-
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102911
Elevation754 m380 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureJerusalemScottsdale
City population1,050,151241,361
People per km²8,374-
Museums within 10 km6910
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.