Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 17.6°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 11th 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 Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In February its highs average 17.2°C, about as warm as Bet Shemesh, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks 7th of 18 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 18 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 18 cities is 17.1°C; Bet Shemesh is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 42 mm to 29 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in FebruaryIsrael · 18 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.5°C · 62 mm rain
- Jerusalem in FebruaryIsrael · 22 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Hebron in FebruaryPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 13.8°C · Low 5.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Reẖovot in FebruaryIsrael · 25 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Lod in FebruaryIsrael · 26 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in FebruaryIsrael · 33 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 10.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Ashdod in FebruaryIsrael · 33 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 10.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Ashkelon in FebruaryIsrael · 40 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 92 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.