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The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock
A painted funicular on the hillside, Valparaiso
ValparaisoA painted funicular on the hillside

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

Jerusalem or Valparaiso?

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
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Valparaiso for

  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Valparaiso’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, Valparaiso 36: Jerusalem leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Jerusalem 66, Valparaiso 50: Jerusalem leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Jerusalem 92, Valparaiso 62: Jerusalem leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Jerusalem 38, Valparaiso 56: Valparaiso leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jerusalem and Valparaiso are level on 60.
Day trips. Jerusalem 80, Valparaiso 63: Jerusalem leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Jerusalem 52, Valparaiso 33: Jerusalem leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Jerusalem 55, Valparaiso 44: Jerusalem leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Jerusalem 48, Valparaiso 30: Jerusalem leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Jerusalem 20, Valparaiso 60: Valparaiso leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jerusalem 40, Valparaiso 38: Jerusalem leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jerusalem 42, Valparaiso 18: Jerusalem leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jerusalem and Valparaiso.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Valparaiso
46match

Wins on prices 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

Valparaiso in July

15 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
71 mmrain in the month
13 °Csea
10 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.

Valparaiso 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). Valparaiso: 2010-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Viña Del Mar / Montemar (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJerusalemValparaiso
Official languageHebrewSpanish
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Chilean Peso (CLP)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzCL220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-4, UTC-3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102Police 133/134, ambulance 131, fire 132
Elevation754 m21 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)87 km from centre67 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureJerusalemValparaiso
City population1,050,151296,655
People per km²8,3746,180
Museums within 10 km6917
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km71
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 monthsNone

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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.