Climate averages 1991–2020
Gaza weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Gaza: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashkelon (21 km away). In December its highs average 18.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Gaza, with 102 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in the Palestinian Territory, Gaza ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 5 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 5 cities is 17.4°C; Gaza is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 16.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 mm to 77 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Gaza climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.9°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 77 | 9.5 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.7°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 60 | 8.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 37 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 12 | 2.9 | 12.913 h |
| May | 27.3°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 13.714 h |
| June | 29.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 31.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.2°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 27 | 4.9 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 18.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 | 7.4 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Ashkelon in DecemberIsrael · 21 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 102 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 31 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Ashdod in DecemberIsrael · 37 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Beersheba in DecemberIsrael · 41 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Reẖovot in DecemberIsrael · 55 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in DecemberIsrael · 56 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Hebron in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 60 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 7.2°C · 28 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 Gaza) is explained once on the Gaza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.