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Jerusalem

Israel

vs
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Nahariyya

Israel

Climate

Jerusalem logs 144 hot days a year to Nahariyya's 1 — Nahariyya wins by 143. Nahariyya also leads on sunny days by 2.

JerusalemNahariyya
Sunny days
312314
Hot days
1441
Frost days
00
Rainy days
5471
Outdoor dinner months
8/128/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s3.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,2653,225
Darkest month sun
193 hrs/mo186 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.2

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

Nahariyya

Feels-like °C

12
13
15
20
24
28
32
32
30
26
19
15

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 Nahariyya's 18.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Nahariyya breathes ~14% cleaner air (3.0 µg/m³ lower).

Jerusalem

Nahariyya

21.1µg/m³
18.2µg/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 Nahariyya (59K) are 17x in population — Jerusalem is the larger metro, Nahariyya the smaller; on land area Jerusalem spans roughly 5.3x more ground.

9.5x

Jerusalem is roughly 9.5x the scale of Nahariyya

Combined population & area comparison

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9.5x
IL flagNahariyya
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IL flagJerusalem1.0M17x
2.IL flagNahariyya59K1x
Area
1.IL flagJerusalem79 km²5.3x
2.IL flagNahariyya15 km²1x
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15 km9.6 km

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© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.8 km6.7 km

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Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
JerusalemNahariyya
Thrives only in Nahariyya
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Frequently asked about Jerusalem vs Nahariyya

How does the climate compare between Jerusalem and Nahariyya?
Sunny days: 312 vs 314 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,265 vs 3,225 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 193 vs 186 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 144 vs 1 d — Nahariyya lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 54 vs 71 d — Jerusalem lower
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