Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 11 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In June its highs average 30.5°C, 1.6°C cooler than Bet Shemesh, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks 1st of 18 for the warmest June highs and joint 2nd of 18 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 18 cities is 29.7°C; Bet Shemesh is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in JuneIsrael · 18 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Jerusalem in JuneIsrael · 22 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Hebron in JunePalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Reẖovot in JuneIsrael · 25 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Lod in JuneIsrael · 26 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in JuneIsrael · 33 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Ashdod in JuneIsrael · 33 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ashkelon in JuneIsrael · 40 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 1.4 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.