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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Tel Aviv or Washington DC?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Tel Aviv leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Washington DC 67: Tel Aviv leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Washington DC 57: Tel Aviv leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv 84, Washington DC 73: Tel Aviv leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Washington DC 72: Washington DC leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv 55, Washington DC 52: Tel Aviv leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Washington DC 28: Washington DC leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv 70, Washington DC 67: Tel Aviv leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Washington DC 26: Tel Aviv leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Washington DC.

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.

Washington DC
56match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Tel AvivWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivWashington DC
Official languageHebrew-
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102911
Elevation5 m72 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivWashington DC
City population467,875689,545
People per km²8,9983,896
Museums within 10 km9898
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months3 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. 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.