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When to go to Jerusalem

Twelve months of averages for Jerusalem, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Jerusalem has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to June and September to December.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in March to June and September to November.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
The warmest month is July (33°C) and the coolest January (16°C). The wettest is January (88 mm) and the driest August (0 mm); about 360 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Jerusalem: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulHot
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Jerusalem

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Jerusalem by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	16°C	7°C	88 mm	74%	49%	3.2	23°C	Cool
February	17°C	8°C	62 mm	73%	50%	4	24°C	Cool
March	20°C	9°C	37 mm	70%	44%	5.4	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	24°C	12°C	21 mm	65%	40%	6.6	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	28°C	15°C	5 mm	61%	32%	7.6	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	31°C	18°C	1 mm	62%	12%	8.3	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	33°C	20°C	1 mm	63%	10%	8.1	39°C	Hot
August	33°C	21°C	0 mm	65%	11%	7.5	39°C	Hot
September	31°C	20°C	2 mm	65%	14%	6.4	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	28°C	17°C	14 mm	65%	26%	4.9	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	23°C	13°C	46 mm	64%	36%	3.7	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	18°C	9°C	83 mm	70%	44%	3	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 505 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

16°C

7°C

88 mm

74%

49%

3.2

23°C

Cool

February

17°C

8°C

62 mm

73%

50%

24°C

Cool

March

20°C

9°C

37 mm

70%

44%

5.4

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

24°C

12°C

21 mm

65%

40%

6.6

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

28°C

15°C

5 mm

61%

32%

7.6

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

31°C

18°C

1 mm

62%

12%

8.3

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

33°C

20°C

1 mm

63%

10%

8.1

39°C

Hot

August

33°C

21°C

0 mm

65%

11%

7.5

39°C

Hot

September

31°C

20°C

2 mm

65%

14%

6.4

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

28°C

17°C

14 mm

65%

26%

4.9

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

23°C

13°C

46 mm

64%

36%

3.7

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

18°C

9°C

83 mm

70%

44%

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery