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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Pisa 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 Pisa for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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. Pisa 58, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Tel Aviv 57: Pisa leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Tel Aviv 52: Pisa leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Tel Aviv 84: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Tel Aviv 64: Pisa leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Tel Aviv 14: Pisa leads by 41 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Tel Aviv 35: Pisa leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Pisa
57match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 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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PisaTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaTel Aviv
Official languageItalianHebrew
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCFL230 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
Elevation4 m5 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasurePisaTel Aviv
City population88,737467,875
People per km²4798,998
Museums within 10 km2798
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months7 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). 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. 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.