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Gan Yavne

Israel

vs
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Jerusalem

Israel

Climate

Gan Yavne logs 100 hot days a year to Jerusalem's 144 — Gan Yavne wins by 44. Gan Yavne also leads on sunny days by 8.

Gan YavneJerusalem
Sunny days
320312
Hot days
100144
Frost days
00
Rainy days
4254
Outdoor dinner months
8/128/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,2413,265
Darkest month sun
198 hrs/mo193 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.710.8

Gan Yavne

Feels-like °C

12
13
16
22
25
29
33
33
31
27
20
16

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

Gan Yavne averages 16.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Jerusalem's 21.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Gan Yavne breathes ~22% cleaner air (4.7 µg/m³ lower).

Gan Yavne

Jerusalem

16.4µg/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.

Gan Yavne (24K) and Jerusalem (1.0M) are 43x in population — Jerusalem is the larger metro, Gan Yavne the smaller.

43x

Jerusalem is roughly 43x the scale of Gan Yavne

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

IL flagJerusalem
43x
IL flagGan Yavne
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IL flagJerusalem1.0M43x
2.IL flagGan Yavne24K1x

Who Thrives Here

Gan Yavne is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
Gan YavneJerusalem
Thrives only in Gan Yavne
Gan YavneJerusalem

Frequently asked about Gan Yavne vs Jerusalem

How does the climate compare between Gan Yavne and Jerusalem?
Sunny days: 320 vs 312 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,241 vs 3,265 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 198 vs 193 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 100 vs 144 d — Gan Yavne lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 42 vs 54 d — Gan Yavne lower
Should I move to Gan Yavne or Jerusalem?
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