Climate averages 1991–2020
Jerusalem weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Jerusalem: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 13.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 45 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bet Shemesh (22 km away). In May its highs average 29.5°C, 2.6°C warmer than Jerusalem, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Jerusalem ranks 11th of 18 for the warmest May highs and 17th of 18 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 18 cities is 27.4°C; Jerusalem is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.2 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Bet Shemesh in MayIsrael · 22 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut in MayIsrael · 24 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Hebron in MayPalestinian Territory · 29 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Lod in MayIsrael · 37 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.0°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Reẖovot in MayIsrael · 41 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.9°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Rosh Ha‘Ayin in MayIsrael · 44 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.7°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Rishon LeTsiyyon in MayIsrael · 46 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Petaẖ Tiqva in MayIsrael · 47 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 6.4 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.