Climate averages 1991–2020
Ashkelon weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Ashkelon: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashdod (16 km away). In March its highs average 19.2°C, about as warm as Ashkelon, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Ashkelon ranks joint 14th of 18 for the warmest March highs and 16th of 18 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 18 cities is 20.0°C; Ashkelon is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 52 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Ashdod in MarchIsrael · 16 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Gaza in MarchPalestinian Territory · 21 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Reẖovot in MarchIsrael · 34 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in MarchIsrael · 39 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in MarchIsrael · 40 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Lod in MarchIsrael · 43 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in MarchPalestinian Territory · 44 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in MarchIsrael · 49 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 41 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.