Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In March its highs average 20.3°C, 0.5°C cooler than Bet Shemesh, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks 5th of 18 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 18 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 18 cities is 20.0°C; Bet Shemesh is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in MarchIsrael · 18 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Jerusalem in MarchIsrael · 22 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 46 mm rain
- Hebron in MarchPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Reẖovot in MarchIsrael · 25 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Lod in MarchIsrael · 26 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in MarchIsrael · 33 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Ashdod in MarchIsrael · 33 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Ashkelon in MarchIsrael · 40 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 52 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.