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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Munich 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 Munich for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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.

Beaches & swimming. Munich 28, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Tel Aviv 57: Munich leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Tel Aviv 52: Munich leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Tel Aviv 84: Munich leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Tel Aviv 68: Munich leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Tel Aviv 64: Munich leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Tel Aviv 55: Munich leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Tel Aviv 14: Munich leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Tel Aviv 70: Munich leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Tel Aviv 35: Munich leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
62match

Wins on beaches 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.

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MunichTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichTel Aviv
Official languageGermanHebrew
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 100, fire 102
Elevation519 m5 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureMunichTel Aviv
City population1,505,036467,875
People per km²4,8448,998
Museums within 10 km7498
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.