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The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock
Rice terraces and palms at Tegallalang, Ubud
UbudRice terraces and palms at Tegallalang

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

Jerusalem or Ubud?

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

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

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

Choose Ubud for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ubud’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, Ubud 38: Jerusalem leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Jerusalem 66, Ubud 60: Jerusalem leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Jerusalem 92, Ubud 58: Jerusalem leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Jerusalem 38, Ubud 15: Jerusalem leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jerusalem 60, Ubud 80: Ubud leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Jerusalem 80, Ubud 72: Jerusalem leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Jerusalem 52, Ubud 48: Jerusalem leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Jerusalem 55, Ubud 10: Jerusalem leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Jerusalem 48, Ubud 52: Ubud leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Jerusalem 20, Ubud 80: Ubud leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jerusalem 40, Ubud 47: Ubud leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jerusalem 42, Ubud 96: Ubud leads by 54 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jerusalem and Ubud.

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 getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

Ubud
55match

Wins on prices and wellness 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

Ubud in July

29 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
110 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

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JerusalemUbud

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.

Ubud's temperatures are measured 29 km from the centre, at Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai.

Ubud's station stands 209 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Ubud 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). Ubud: 1991-2020 normals, Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai (29 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJerusalemUbud
Official languageHebrewIndonesian
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102112
Elevation754 m210 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)29 km from centre64 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureJerusalemUbud
City population1,050,151-
People per km²8,374-
Museums within 10 km6914
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km71
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months12 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. 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.