Climate and Weather in Jerusalem, Israel

The climate of Jerusalem

What is the capital of Israel? Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, but is not recognized as such by any other country. Jerusalem plays an important role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The city can also be called the religious capital of the world. Three of the world’s major religions consider this place sacred and worship several religious shrines here. Since the Romans there has been a lot of fighting for Jerusalem. Then the Romans drove the Jews out of Jerusalem. Later it was the Christians who wanted to chase the Muslims out of the city (during the Crusades). The scars of thousands of years of history can therefore be found all over the city. The old walled city is divided into different neighborhoods to create its own place for each population group, although this is very difficult. Some shrines are located next to or even above each other. For example, the Al-Aqsa Mosque (built around the rock from which Mohammed is said to have ascended to heaven) was built on the ruins of the old Jewish temple. However, only a wall still stands, which we know as the Wailing Wall. Understandably, this regularly leads to great tensions and conflicts. Jerusalem is therefore one of the best-guarded cities in Israel. Everywhere you see soldiers and security to prevent attacks. And although there have been terrorist attacks in the past, the risk of becoming a victim as a tourist is not very great. However, what you should pay attention to is leaving your bags behind: do not leave them unattended somewhere. There is a good chance that a horde of police officers will show up because they think there is a bomb in it. See abbreviations for Tel Aviv.

Jerusalem has a Mediterranean climate. This is characterized by mild mild winters. And while snowfall is an occasional occurrence, sub-zero temperatures are fairly rare. Summers are warm and can get very hot. Afternoon temperatures of around thirty degrees are quite normal in summer. It happens regularly that it gets warmer. In a city like Jerusalem that can be just a bit too much. That is why months such as May, June, September and October are better travel periods to visit this special city trip destination.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month	amount of precipitation per month
January	13℃	5℃	6	14
February	15℃	5℃	7	12
March	17℃	7℃	8	10
April	22℃	10℃	9	5
May	26℃	13℃	11	2
June	29℃	16℃	13	0
July	30℃	18℃	13	0
August	30℃	18℃	12	0
September	29℃	17℃	11	0
October	26℃	14℃	9	4
November	20℃	10℃	8	8
December	15℃	6℃	6	12

The weather in Jerusalem

Here you will find the weather forecast for Jerusalem. View the current weather in Jerusalem and the forecast for the coming days, such as the temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather to expect in Jerusalem. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Jerusalem. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Jerusalem? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In the month of January, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 13 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 5 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 14 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 15 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 5 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 12 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 17 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 7 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 10 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 22 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 10 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 5 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in May

In the month of May, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 13 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May at this destination is around 11 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 16 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 13 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 13 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 12 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in September

In September, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 17 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 11 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in October

In the month of October, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 14 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 4 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 20 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 10 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 8 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in December

In the month of December, the average maximum temperature in Jerusalem is around 15 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 6 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 12 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.