Photos: Miami Beach by Radomianin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
Miami Beach or Tel Aviv?
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 Miami Beach for
- wellness
- beaches
- prices
What lies behind each score is written up on Miami Beach’s own page.
Choose Tel Aviv for
- day trips
- food and drink
- live music and the arts
What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Miami Beach and Tel Aviv.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on wellness and beaches with your weighting.
Wins on day trips and food and drink with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Miami Beach in July
Tel Aviv in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Miami Beach: 1991-2020 normals, Miami International Airport (18.8 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Miami Beach | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | - | Hebrew |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) | New Israeli Sheqel (ILS) |
| Sockets | AB120 V, 60 Hz | CHM230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer | UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer |
| Emergency number | 911 | Police 100, fire 102 |
| Elevation | 1 m | 5 m |
| Main airport | Miami International Airport (MIA)16 km from centre198 non-stop destinations | Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | Miami Beach | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 82,890 | 467,875 |
| People per km² | 2,109 | 8,998 |
| Museums within 10 km | 14 | 98 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 2 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | 7 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Miami Beach or Tel Aviv somewhere new.