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In Tel Aviv: March to May and November to December — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Tel Aviv.

Israel is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Tel Aviv

  1. January: 16.8 °C by day, 10.1 °C at night, 104 mm of rain
  2. February: 17.6 °C by day, 10.1 °C at night, 74 mm of rain
  3. March: 20 °C by day, 11.6 °C at night, 46 mm of rain, recommended
  4. April: 23.3 °C by day, 13.9 °C at night, 23 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 26.8 °C by day, 17.1 °C at night, 6 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 29 °C by day, 20.3 °C at night, 2 mm of rain
  7. July: 30.7 °C by day, 22.6 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  8. August: 31.2 °C by day, 23.3 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  9. September: 30.2 °C by day, 22.2 °C at night, 2 mm of rain
  10. October: 27.7 °C by day, 19.5 °C at night, 18 mm of rain
  11. November: 23.5 °C by day, 15.5 °C at night, 45 mm of rain, recommended
  12. December: 19.1 °C by day, 11.9 °C at night, 83 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
August, 31.2 °C
Coolest
January, 16.8 °C
Driest
August, 0 mm
Wettest
January, 104 mm

Jerusalem

April and October to November — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Jerusalem.

  1. January: 12.7 °C by day, 4.8 °C at night, 68 mm of rain
  2. February: 13.9 °C by day, 5.2 °C at night, 62 mm of rain
  3. March: 17.3 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 42 mm of rain
  4. April: 22.4 °C by day, 10.2 °C at night, 20 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 27.2 °C by day, 13.8 °C at night, 9 mm of rain
  6. June: 30.4 °C by day, 16.7 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  7. July: 32.4 °C by day, 18.8 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  8. August: 32.4 °C by day, 19.3 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  9. September: 30.3 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 2 mm of rain
  10. October: 25.9 °C by day, 15.2 °C at night, 18 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 19.7 °C by day, 10.8 °C at night, 32 mm of rain, recommended
  12. December: 14.9 °C by day, 6.9 °C at night, 46 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 32.4 °C
Coolest
January, 12.7 °C
Driest
July, 0 mm
Wettest
January, 68 mm

Eilat

November to March — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Eilat.

  1. January: 19.4 °C by day, 9.4 °C at night, 7 mm of rain, recommended
  2. February: 21.3 °C by day, 10.2 °C at night, 8 mm of rain, recommended
  3. March: 25 °C by day, 12.4 °C at night, 5 mm of rain, recommended
  4. April: 30 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  5. May: 34.4 °C by day, 19.7 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  6. June: 37.1 °C by day, 21.8 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  7. July: 38.6 °C by day, 23.9 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  8. August: 38.3 °C by day, 23.7 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  9. September: 35.7 °C by day, 21.6 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  10. October: 31.4 °C by day, 18.9 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  11. November: 25.9 °C by day, 14.9 °C at night, 2 mm of rain, recommended
  12. December: 21.1 °C by day, 10.9 °C at night, 3 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
July, 38.6 °C
Coolest
January, 19.4 °C
Driest
June, 0 mm
Wettest
February, 8 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Tel Aviv

Long-term averages for Tel Aviv: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
101520253035°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 16.8 °C, Night 10.1 °C, Rain 104 mm. February: Day 17.6 °C, Night 10.1 °C, Rain 74 mm. March: Day 20 °C, Night 11.6 °C, Rain 46 mm. April: Day 23.3 °C, Night 13.9 °C, Rain 23 mm. May: Day 26.8 °C, Night 17.1 °C, Rain 6 mm. June: Day 29 °C, Night 20.3 °C, Rain 2 mm. July: Day 30.7 °C, Night 22.6 °C, Rain 1 mm. August: Day 31.2 °C, Night 23.3 °C, Rain 0 mm. September: Day 30.2 °C, Night 22.2 °C, Rain 2 mm. October: Day 27.7 °C, Night 19.5 °C, Rain 18 mm. November: Day 23.5 °C, Night 15.5 °C, Rain 45 mm. December: Day 19.1 °C, Night 11.9 °C, Rain 83 mm
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Tel Aviv
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January16.810.1104
February17.610.174
March20.011.646
April23.313.923
May26.817.16
June29.020.32
July30.722.61
August31.223.30
September30.222.22
October27.719.518
November23.515.545
December19.111.983

Jerusalem

Long-term averages for Jerusalem: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
0102030°C0100mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 12.7 °C, Night 4.8 °C, Rain 68 mm. February: Day 13.9 °C, Night 5.2 °C, Rain 62 mm. March: Day 17.3 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 42 mm. April: Day 22.4 °C, Night 10.2 °C, Rain 20 mm. May: Day 27.2 °C, Night 13.8 °C, Rain 9 mm. June: Day 30.4 °C, Night 16.7 °C, Rain 1 mm. July: Day 32.4 °C, Night 18.8 °C, Rain 0 mm. August: Day 32.4 °C, Night 19.3 °C, Rain 0 mm. September: Day 30.3 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 2 mm. October: Day 25.9 °C, Night 15.2 °C, Rain 18 mm. November: Day 19.7 °C, Night 10.8 °C, Rain 32 mm. December: Day 14.9 °C, Night 6.9 °C, Rain 46 mm
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Jerusalem
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January12.74.868
February13.95.262
March17.37.042
April22.410.220
May27.213.89
June30.416.71
July32.418.80
August32.419.30
September30.318.02
October25.915.218
November19.710.832
December14.96.946

Eilat

Long-term averages for Eilat: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
5152535°C010mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 19.4 °C, Night 9.4 °C, Rain 7 mm. February: Day 21.3 °C, Night 10.2 °C, Rain 8 mm. March: Day 25 °C, Night 12.4 °C, Rain 5 mm. April: Day 30 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 1 mm. May: Day 34.4 °C, Night 19.7 °C, Rain 1 mm. June: Day 37.1 °C, Night 21.8 °C, Rain 0 mm. July: Day 38.6 °C, Night 23.9 °C, Rain 0 mm. August: Day 38.3 °C, Night 23.7 °C, Rain 0 mm. September: Day 35.7 °C, Night 21.6 °C, Rain 0 mm. October: Day 31.4 °C, Night 18.9 °C, Rain 1 mm. November: Day 25.9 °C, Night 14.9 °C, Rain 2 mm. December: Day 21.1 °C, Night 10.9 °C, Rain 3 mm
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Eilat
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January19.49.47
February21.310.28
March25.012.45
April30.016.01
May34.419.71
June37.121.80
July38.623.90
August38.323.70
September35.721.60
October31.418.91
November25.914.92
December21.110.93

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