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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Oslo 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 Oslo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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. Oslo 36, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Tel Aviv 57: Oslo leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Tel Aviv 52: Oslo leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Tel Aviv 64: Oslo leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Oslo and Tel Aviv are level on 14.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Tel Aviv 35: Oslo leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Oslo
56match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
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.

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloTel Aviv
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiHebrew
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)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 numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110Police 100, fire 102
Elevation23 m5 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureOsloTel Aviv
City population717,710467,875
People per km²-8,998
Museums within 10 km6098
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone7 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.