Climate averages 1991–2020
Ashkelon weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Ashkelon: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashdod (16 km away). In October its highs average 27.1°C, about as warm as Ashkelon, with 8.6 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Ashkelon ranks joint 15th of 18 for the warmest October highs and 18th of 18 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 18 cities is 28.0°C; Ashkelon is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 55 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ashdod in OctoberIsrael · 16 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Gaza in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 21 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Reẖovot in OctoberIsrael · 34 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in OctoberIsrael · 39 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in OctoberIsrael · 40 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Lod in OctoberIsrael · 43 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 44 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in OctoberIsrael · 49 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 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.