Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Israel.

ClimaNote covers 18 cities in Israel, starting with Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 23.1°C in Jerusalem to 26.2°C in Rosh Ha‘Ayin, and yearly rainfall from 117 mm in Beersheba to 534 mm in Haifa. The hottest city-month is August in Bet Shemesh, with an average high of 34.0°C, and the coolest is January in Jerusalem, at 12.5°C. By single month, the most rain falls in January in Haifa, with 134 mm, and the least in August in Beersheba, with under 1 mm.

August is the warmest month in every city; January is the coolest in every city. January is the wettest month in every city; August is the driest in 14 cities (in 4 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, all have a month with under 1 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.

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Cities in Israel

Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in Israel
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Jerusalem23°C12°C333
Tel Aviv24°C17°C384
Haifa23°C17°C534
Rishon LeTsiyyon24°C16°C384
Petaẖ Tiqva25°C16°C294
Netanya25°C16°C405
Ashdod24°C17°C239
Beersheba26°C14°C117
Reẖovot24°C16°C384
Ashkelon24°C16°C481
Bet Shemesh26°C16°C199
Kfar Saba25°C16°C315
Herzliya25°C16°C405
Hadera26°C16°C306
Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut25°C15°C294
Nazareth24°C14°C487
Lod25°C16°C294
Rosh Ha‘Ayin26°C16°C294

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.