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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 95°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 45°F at night. Precipitation totals about 8 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 2.1 inches while June barely receives 0.00 inches.
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 (°F) | 64 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 67 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 54 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 57 |
| Avg low (°F) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 47 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 64 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 54 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 94 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 67 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 82 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 57 |
| Avg low (°F) | 70 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 47 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 27 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| 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 (mph) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
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.