Climate averages 1991–2020
Gaza weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Gaza: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashkelon (21 km away). In October its highs average 27.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Gaza, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in the Palestinian Territory, Gaza ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 5 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 5 cities is 27.6°C; Gaza is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ashkelon in OctoberIsrael · 21 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 31 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Ashdod in OctoberIsrael · 37 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Beersheba in OctoberIsrael · 41 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Reẖovot in OctoberIsrael · 55 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in OctoberIsrael · 56 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Hebron in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 60 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 11 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.