Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 21.6°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 00 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In July its highs average 32.1°C, 1.7°C cooler than Bet Shemesh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks 1st of 18 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 18 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 18 cities is 31.4°C; Bet Shemesh is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.0°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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in JulyIsrael · 18 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Jerusalem in JulyIsrael · 22 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Hebron in JulyPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Reẖovot in JulyIsrael · 25 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Lod in JulyIsrael · 26 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in JulyIsrael · 33 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ashdod in JulyIsrael · 33 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ashkelon in JulyIsrael · 40 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.8 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.