Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In October its highs average 28.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bet Shemesh, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks 3rd of 18 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 18 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 18 cities is 28.0°C; Bet Shemesh is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in OctoberIsrael · 18 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Jerusalem in OctoberIsrael · 22 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Hebron in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Reẖovot in OctoberIsrael · 25 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Lod in OctoberIsrael · 26 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in OctoberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Ashdod in OctoberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Ashkelon in OctoberIsrael · 40 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 23 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.