Climate averages 1991–2020
Bet Shemesh weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Bet Shemesh: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut (18 km away). In September its highs average 31.1°C, 1.2°C cooler than Bet Shemesh, with 2.0 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Bet Shemesh ranks 1st of 18 for the warmest September highs and 2nd of 18 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 18 cities is 30.6°C; Bet Shemesh is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in SeptemberIsrael · 18 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Jerusalem in SeptemberIsrael · 22 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Hebron in SeptemberPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Reẖovot in SeptemberIsrael · 25 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Lod in SeptemberIsrael · 26 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in SeptemberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ashdod in SeptemberIsrael · 33 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ashkelon in SeptemberIsrael · 40 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 3.1 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.