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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 93°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 46°F at night. Precipitation totals about 21 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 5.4 inches while July barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 93°F in August.

About 8 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 46°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 21 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+5.2 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Jerusalem climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	61	63	69	76	84	89	92	93	90	85	75	66
Avg temp (°F)	54	55	59	65	72	78	81	82	80	75	66	57
Avg low (°F)	46	46	49	54	60	66	70	71	69	65	56	49
Precipitation (in)	5.4	4.8	2.8	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	2.3	4.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	61	63	69	76	84	89
Avg temp (°F)	54	55	59	65	72	78
Avg low (°F)	46	46	49	54	60	66
Precipitation (in)	5.4	4.8	2.8	0.7	0.2	0.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	92	93	90	85	75	66
Avg temp (°F)	81	82	80	75	66	57
Avg low (°F)	70	71	69	65	56	49
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	2.3	4.4

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.5	1	1	1	2	1	0.5	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.5	1	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	1	2	1	0.5	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph)	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.7	5.2	5.5	5.3	5.2	4.8	4.9	4.9

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 (mph)	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.7	5.2

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 (mph)	5.5	5.3	5.2	4.8	4.9	4.9

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.

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