Climate averages 1991–2020
Ashkelon weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Ashkelon: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 18 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashdod (16 km away). In August its highs average 30.9°C, about as warm as Ashkelon, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Ashkelon ranks 12th of 18 for the warmest August highs and joint 15th of 18 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 18 cities is 31.9°C; Ashkelon is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Ashkelon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 125 | 11.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 92 | 9.4 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 52 | 6.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 20 | 3.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 25.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 6.3 | 1.5 | 13.814 h |
| June | 28.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14.214 h |
| July | 30.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 31.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 3.1 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 23 | 4.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 55 | 6.9 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 102 | 9.8 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Ashdod in AugustIsrael · 16 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gaza in AugustPalestinian Territory · 21 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Reẖovot in AugustIsrael · 34 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in AugustIsrael · 39 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in AugustIsrael · 40 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lod in AugustIsrael · 43 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in AugustPalestinian Territory · 44 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in AugustIsrael · 49 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.2 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 Ashkelon) is explained once on the Ashkelon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.