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Beersheba

Israel

vs
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Jerusalem

Israel

Climate

Beersheba logs 323 sunny days a year to Jerusalem's 312 — Beersheba wins by 11. Beersheba also leads on hot days by 6.

BeershebaJerusalem
Sunny days
323312
Hot days
138144
Frost days
00
Rainy days
2754
Outdoor dinner months
8/128/12
Avg wind
3.1 m/s2.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,2733,265
Darkest month sun
202 hrs/mo193 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.010.8

Beersheba

Feels-like °C

12
12
17
23
27
31
34
34
31
27
19
15

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Jerusalem

Feels-like °C

12
13
17
23
27
31
35
35
32
27
20
15

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Beersheba averages 21.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Jerusalem's 21.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Jerusalem breathes ~0% cleaner air (0.0 µg/m³ lower).

Beersheba

Jerusalem

21.2µg/m³
21.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Beersheba (205K) and Jerusalem (1.0M) are 5.0x in population — Jerusalem is the larger metro, Beersheba the smaller; on land area Jerusalem spans roughly 2.3x more ground.

3.4x

Jerusalem is roughly 3.4x the scale of Beersheba

Combined population & area comparison

IL flagJerusalem
3.4x
IL flagBeersheba
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IL flagJerusalem1.0M5.0x
2.IL flagBeersheba205K1x
Area
1.IL flagJerusalem79 km²2.3x
2.IL flagBeersheba34 km²1x
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7.7 km6.7 km

IL flagBeersheba

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15 km9.6 km

IL flagJerusalem

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
BeershebaJerusalem
Struggles in both
BeershebaJerusalem

Frequently asked about Beersheba vs Jerusalem

How does the climate compare between Beersheba and Jerusalem?
Sunny days: 323 vs 312 d — Beersheba higher Annual sunshine: 3,273 vs 3,265 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 202 vs 193 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 138 vs 144 d — Beersheba lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 27 vs 54 d — Beersheba lower
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