Climate averages 1991–2020
Ashkelon weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Ashkelon: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 00 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashdod (16 km away). In July its highs average 30.3°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 July highs and 17th of 18 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 18 cities is 31.4°C; Ashkelon is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Ashdod in JulyIsrael · 16 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Gaza in JulyPalestinian Territory · 21 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Reẖovot in JulyIsrael · 34 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in JulyIsrael · 39 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in JulyIsrael · 40 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lod in JulyIsrael · 43 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in JulyPalestinian Territory · 44 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in JulyIsrael · 49 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 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.