Climate averages 1991–2020
Gaza weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Gaza: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 59 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashkelon (21 km away). In July its highs average 30.8°C, 1.1°C cooler than Gaza, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 5 cities listed in the Palestinian Territory, Gaza ranks 5th of 5 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 32.3°C; Gaza is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Ashkelon in JulyIsrael · 21 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in JulyPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in JulyPalestinian Territory · 31 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ashdod in JulyIsrael · 37 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Beersheba in JulyIsrael · 41 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Reẖovot in JulyIsrael · 55 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in JulyIsrael · 56 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Hebron in JulyPalestinian Territory · 60 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 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 Gaza) is explained once on the Gaza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.