Climate averages 1991–2020
Jerusalem weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Jerusalem: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bet Shemesh (22 km away). In August its highs average 34.0°C, 1.8°C warmer than Jerusalem, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Jerusalem ranks 7th of 18 for the warmest August highs and joint 2nd of 18 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 18 cities is 31.9°C; Jerusalem is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.5 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Bet Shemesh in AugustIsrael · 22 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in AugustIsrael · 24 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Hebron in AugustPalestinian Territory · 29 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lod in AugustIsrael · 37 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Reẖovot in AugustIsrael · 41 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Rosh Ha‘Ayin in AugustIsrael · 44 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in AugustIsrael · 46 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Petaẖ Tiqva in AugustIsrael · 47 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.2 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.