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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Tel Aviv or Zurich?

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
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

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

Choose Zurich for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Tel Aviv leads by 41 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Zurich 53: Tel Aviv leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Zurich 62: Tel Aviv leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Zurich 80: Zurich leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv and Zurich are level on 84.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv 55, Zurich 66: Zurich leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Zurich 3: Tel Aviv leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv and Zurich are level on 70.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Zurich.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Tel Aviv
62match

Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.

Zurich
63match

Wins on getting around 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

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Tel AvivZurich

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivZurich
Official languageHebrewFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102112
Elevation5 m408 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivZurich
City population467,875440,935
People per km²8,9985,016
Museums within 10 km9863
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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.