Climate averages 1991–2020
Ashkelon weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Ashkelon: daytime highs average 16.7°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 92 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashdod (16 km away). In February its highs average 16.8°C, about as warm as Ashkelon, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Ashkelon ranks 15th of 18 for the warmest February highs and 16th of 18 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 18 cities is 17.1°C; Ashkelon is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 92 mm to 52 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Ashdod in FebruaryIsrael · 16 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 10.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Gaza in FebruaryPalestinian Territory · 21 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.9°C · 60 mm rain
- Reẖovot in FebruaryIsrael · 34 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in FebruaryIsrael · 39 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 10.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in FebruaryIsrael · 40 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 8.9°C · 42 mm rain
- Lod in FebruaryIsrael · 43 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in FebruaryPalestinian Territory · 44 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in FebruaryIsrael · 49 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.5°C · 62 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.