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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18 cities
Cities in Israel
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 23°C | 12°C | 333 |
| Tel Aviv | 24°C | 17°C | 384 |
| Haifa | 23°C | 17°C | 534 |
| Rishon LeTsiyyon | 24°C | 16°C | 384 |
| Petaẖ Tiqva | 25°C | 16°C | 294 |
| Netanya | 25°C | 16°C | 405 |
| Ashdod | 24°C | 17°C | 239 |
| Beersheba | 26°C | 14°C | 117 |
| Reẖovot | 24°C | 16°C | 384 |
| Ashkelon | 24°C | 16°C | 481 |
| Bet Shemesh | 26°C | 16°C | 199 |
| Kfar Saba | 25°C | 16°C | 315 |
| Herzliya | 25°C | 16°C | 405 |
| Hadera | 26°C | 16°C | 306 |
| Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut | 25°C | 15°C | 294 |
| Nazareth | 24°C | 14°C | 487 |
| Lod | 25°C | 16°C | 294 |
| Rosh Ha‘Ayin | 26°C | 16°C | 294 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.