Capital as recorded by GeoNames; status contested
Jerusalem
Photo: askii · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Country
- Israel
- Population
- 971,800
- Elevation
- 786 m
- Airports
- TLV
- 41 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,090 km
- 3 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Jerusalem, month by month
- Jan16°
- Feb17°
- Mar20°
- Apr24°
- May28°
- Jun31°
- Jul33°
- Aug33°
- Sept31°
- Oct28°
- Nov23°
- Dec18°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: March to June and September to December.
Mean highs run from 16°C in January to 33°C in July, with about 360 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for JerusalemModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 505 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Jerusalem itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBJerusalem
2,090 km
3 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
From AUHJerusalem
2,070 km
3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Country
- Israel
- Currency
- Israeli New Shekel ILSToday's indicative rate: ILS 1 ≈ USD 0.322Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D and H230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 100police101ambulance102fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +972 · On the right
On the map
Places near Jerusalem
Guides
Guides nearby
Plan it
Plan a trip to Jerusalem
The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.