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Gaza, Palestine climate
BWh Hot desert
Gaza has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 193 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 53 mm while June 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Gaza climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 27 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 44 | 30 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 56 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Beer Sheva, a weather station, about 43 km from the city centre. 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.