Climate averages 1991–2020
Jerusalem weather
in April.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Jerusalem: daytime highs average 22.1°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bet Shemesh (22 km away). In April its highs average 25.3°C, 3.2°C warmer than Jerusalem, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Jerusalem ranks 17th of 18 for the warmest April highs and joint 11th of 18 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 18 cities is 23.8°C; Jerusalem is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.8°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 18 mm to 9.2 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Jerusalem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 77 | 10.1 | 10.310 h |
| February | 13.6°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 67 | 9.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 17.2°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 46 | 7.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 22.1°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 18 | 3.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 26.9°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 9.2 | 1.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 14.214 h |
| July | 32.1°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 2.5 | 0.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 20 | 3.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 37 | 6.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.4°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 54 | 8.0 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Bet Shemesh in AprilIsrael · 22 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in AprilIsrael · 24 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Hebron in AprilPalestinian Territory · 29 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Lod in AprilIsrael · 37 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Reẖovot in AprilIsrael · 41 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Rosh Ha‘Ayin in AprilIsrael · 44 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in AprilIsrael · 46 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Petaẖ Tiqva in AprilIsrael · 47 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 17 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 Jerusalem) is explained once on the Jerusalem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.