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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • 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. Reykjavik 12, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Tel Aviv 57: Tel Aviv leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Tel Aviv 52: Reykjavik leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Tel Aviv 14: Tel Aviv leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Tel Aviv 35: Reykjavik leads by 53 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 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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ReykjavikTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikTel Aviv
Official languageIcelandicHebrew
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 100, fire 102
Elevation8 m5 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikTel Aviv
City population138,772467,875
People per km²5698,998
Museums within 10 km2398
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
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.