Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 07 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In December its highs average 18.2°C, about as warm as Bet Shemesh, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks joint 7th of 18 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 18 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 18 cities is 18.2°C; Bet Shemesh is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 16.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Bet Shemesh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.5°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 48 | 8.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.6°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 42 | 7.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.8°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 29 | 5.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 11 | 2.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 5.2 | 1.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 33.8°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 34.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 32.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 10 | 2.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 20 | 4.6 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 18.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 32 | 6.2 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in DecemberIsrael · 18 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 52 mm rain
- Jerusalem in DecemberIsrael · 22 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 6.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Hebron in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 7.2°C · 28 mm rain
- Reẖovot in DecemberIsrael · 25 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Lod in DecemberIsrael · 26 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in DecemberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 11.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Ashdod in DecemberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Ashkelon in DecemberIsrael · 40 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 102 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 Bet Shemesh) is explained once on the Bet Shemesh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.