Climate of Israel
Israel has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Israel is 26° degrees and there is about 79 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 316 days a year with an average humidity of 54% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 17°C and 34°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 24°C
- Rain: it rains 38 days and there is a total of approximately 78 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3566 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 17°C and 34°C |
Warmest month: | 34°C in August |
Coldest month: | 17°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 10°C and 24°C |
Dry days: | 327 days |
Days with rain: | 38 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 78 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3566 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Israel.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Israel.
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Climate table of Israel
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Israel. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Israel might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 19 |
Night temp. (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 |
Days with rain | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Dry days | 25 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Best time to visit Israel
To go to Israel, the best time to visit is February through June and September through December. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. In Israel, August is the warmest month with 34°C and the most cold month is 17°C in January.
Climate of Israel by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Israel? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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