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Jerusalem

Israel

vs

Climate

Jerusalem logs 144 hot days a year to Karmi’el's 86 — Karmi’el wins by 58. Jerusalem also leads on sunny days by 10.

JerusalemKarmi’el
Sunny days
312302
Hot days
14486
Frost days
00
Rainy days
5475
Outdoor dinner months
8/128/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,2653,149
Darkest month sun
193 hrs/mo171 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.3

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

Karmi’el

Feels-like °C

11
13
15
21
24
28
32
33
30
26
19
14

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Jerusalem averages 21.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Karmi’el's 19.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Karmi’el breathes ~10% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).

Jerusalem

Karmi’el

21.1µg/m³
19.0µg/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.

Jerusalem (1.0M) and Karmi’el (46K) are 22x in population — Jerusalem is the larger metro, Karmi’el the smaller.

22x

Jerusalem is roughly 22x the scale of Karmi’el

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

IL flagJerusalem
22x
IL flagKarmi’el
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IL flagJerusalem1.0M22x
2.IL flagKarmi’el46K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
JerusalemKarmi’el
Struggles in both
JerusalemKarmi’el

Frequently asked about Jerusalem vs Karmi’el

How does the climate compare between Jerusalem and Karmi’el?
Sunny days: 312 vs 302 d — Jerusalem higher Annual sunshine: 3,265 vs 3,149 hrs — Jerusalem higher Winter sunshine: 193 vs 171 hrs/day — Jerusalem higher Hot days (>30°C): 144 vs 86 d — Karmi’el lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 54 vs 75 d — Jerusalem lower
Should I move to Jerusalem or Karmi’el?
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