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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tel Aviv or Vancouver?

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

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Tel Aviv leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Vancouver 72: Tel Aviv leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Vancouver 42: Tel Aviv leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Vancouver 42: Tel Aviv leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 45 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv 84, Vancouver 45: Tel Aviv leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv and Vancouver are level on 55.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Vancouver 27: Vancouver leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv 70, Vancouver 52: Tel Aviv leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Vancouver
56match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 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. Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivVancouver
Official languageHebrewFrench, English
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102911
Elevation5 m2 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivVancouver
City population467,875662,248
People per km²8,9985,759
Museums within 10 km9826
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 monthsNone

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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. 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.