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The golden Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
JerusalemThe golden Dome of the Rock
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Jerusalem by Yasir Gürbüz, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jerusalem or Zagreb?

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
  • beaches
  • day trips

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Jerusalem leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Jerusalem 66, Zagreb 55: Jerusalem leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Jerusalem 92, Zagreb 56: Jerusalem leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Jerusalem 38, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jerusalem 60, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Jerusalem 80, Zagreb 60: Jerusalem leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Jerusalem and Zagreb are level on 52.
Getting around. Jerusalem 55, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Jerusalem 48, Zagreb 40: Jerusalem leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Jerusalem 20, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jerusalem 40, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jerusalem 42, Zagreb 33: Jerusalem leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jerusalem and Zagreb.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices and getting around 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJerusalemZagreb
Official languageHebrewCroatian
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102112
Elevation754 m127 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)42 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureJerusalemZagreb
City population1,050,151767,131
People per km²8,374-
Museums within 10 km6927
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km70
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. 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.