Climate averages 1991–2020
Ashdod weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Ashdod: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 07 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashkelon (16 km away). In December its highs average 18.0°C, about as warm as Ashdod, with 102 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Ashdod ranks 13th of 18 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 18 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 18 cities is 18.2°C; Ashdod is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 16.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 63 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ashdod climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.1°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 63 | 8.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.8°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 51 | 8.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 33 | 5.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 11 | 2.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 25.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 4.0 | 0.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 28.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.014 h |
| August | 30.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 8.6 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 22 | 4.3 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 18.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 44 | 6.6 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Ashkelon in DecemberIsrael · 16 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 102 mm rain
- Reẖovot in DecemberIsrael · 19 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in DecemberIsrael · 24 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 11.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Lod in DecemberIsrael · 28 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in DecemberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Tel Aviv in DecemberIsrael · 34 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 86 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in DecemberIsrael · 36 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 52 mm rain
- Gaza in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 37 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 11.6°C · 53 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ashdod) is explained once on the Ashdod year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.