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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Tel Aviv or Valletta?

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 Tel Aviv for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

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

Choose Valletta for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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. Tel Aviv 86, Valletta 68: Tel Aviv leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Valletta 55: Tel Aviv leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Valletta 46: Tel Aviv leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv 84, Valletta 76: Tel Aviv leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Valletta 58: Tel Aviv leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Valletta 62: Tel Aviv leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv 55, Valletta 38: Tel Aviv leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv 70, Valletta 44: Tel Aviv leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Valletta 32: Tel Aviv leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Valletta.

Your match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

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

Valletta
55match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Tel AvivValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivValletta
Official languageHebrewEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102112
Elevation5 m56 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivValletta
City population467,8755,197
People per km²8,9986,496
Museums within 10 km9816
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months6 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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.