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Jerusalem, Israel climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Jerusalem has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 533 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 138 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsJerusalem climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 121 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 58 | 112 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 121 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 58 | 112 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | — | — | 0.6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 49 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 34 | 15 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 62 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 13 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 49 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 29 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Jerusalem Central, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.