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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tel Aviv or Wilmington?

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
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Tel Aviv leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Wilmington 48: Tel Aviv leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Wilmington 40: Tel Aviv leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Wilmington 40: Tel Aviv leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Wilmington 58: Wilmington leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv 84, Wilmington 45: Tel Aviv leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Wilmington 62: Tel Aviv leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Wilmington 28: Tel Aviv leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv 55, Wilmington 33: Tel Aviv leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv 70, Wilmington 40: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Wilmington 33: Tel Aviv leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Wilmington.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Tel AvivWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivWilmington
City population467,875115,451
People per km²8,998839
Museums within 10 km982
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.