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The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Tampa 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 Tampa for

  • prices
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • getting around
  • 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. Tampa 70, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Tampa 57, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Tampa 42, Tel Aviv 57: Tel Aviv leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Tampa 52, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tampa 55, Tel Aviv 52: Tampa leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Tampa 54, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Tampa 78, Tel Aviv 68: Tampa leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Tampa 22, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Tampa 40, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Tampa 40, Tel Aviv 14: Tampa leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tampa 47, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tampa 30, Tel Aviv 35: Tel Aviv leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tampa and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Tampa
49match

Wins on prices and families with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on getting around 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.

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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. Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTampaTel Aviv
Official language-Hebrew
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911Police 100, fire 102
Elevation30 m5 m
Main airportTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureTampaTel Aviv
City population384,959467,875
People per km²8488,998
Museums within 10 km698
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C8 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). 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.