The best time to visit Israel is generally during spring or autumn, though the entire country faces dramatic changes from region to region. The weather in Israel is normally very pleasant from late March to mid July. Spring is glorious and summer is hot and sunny.
The north gets most of its rain during the winter months (November to February) and it can even snow on occasion, but on the whole you’ll find it much warmer than the UK.
The below climate charts have been compiled by Weather2Travel.com. For an explanation to the various measurements, please read our climate notes.
The higher the level of heat and humidity the more uncomfortable you are likely to feel. Humidity is not an issue at temperatures below about 24C (75F), no matter how high the humidity.
Heat & humidity keyThe World Health Organisation recommends protective measures be taken for all UV values over 2.
UV keyView:
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 1661 | 1763 | 2068 | 2475 | 2679 | 2984 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 2882 | 2475 | 1966 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 948 | 948 | 1152 | 1457 | 1661 | 2068 | 2272 | 2373 | 2272 | 1966 | 1457 | 1152 |
Sunshine hours | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Daylight hours | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 1526 | 1024 | 653 | 291 | 50 | –0 | –0 | –0 | 10 | 341 | 833 | 1526 |
Rainy Days | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Humidity | M | M | H | VH | VH | E | E | E | VH | H | M | M |
UV | 3/M | 4/M | 6/H | 8/VH | 10/VH | 11/E | 11/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 6/H | 4/M | 3/M |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 1864 | 1763 | 1763 | 1864 | 2170 | 2475 | 2679 | 2781 | 2781 | 2577 | 2272 | 2068 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 1966 | 2068 | 2373 | 2882 | 3290 | 3493 | 3697 | 3697 | 3595 | 3188 | 2679 | 2170 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 846 | 846 | 1050 | 1355 | 1661 | 2068 | 2272 | 2272 | 2170 | 1763 | 1355 | 948 |
Sunshine hours | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Daylight hours | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 482 | 361 | 281 | 90 | 10 | –0 | –0 | –0 | –0 | 70 | 221 | 402 |
Rainy Days | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Humidity | N | N | L | M | H | VH | E | E | VH | H | M | N |
UV | 4/M | 5/M | 7/H | 9/VH | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 7/H | 4/M | 3/M |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 1864 | 2068 | 2475 | 2984 | 3391 | 3697 | 3799 | 3799 | 3595 | 3086 | 2577 | 2068 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 745 | 846 | 1152 | 1559 | 1864 | 2170 | 2272 | 2272 | 2170 | 1763 | 1254 | 846 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Daylight hours | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 50 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 | –0 | –0 | –0 | –0 | 50 | 30 | 70 |
Rainy Days | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Humidity | M | H | VH | VH | E | E | E | E | VH | H | M | M |
UV | 4/M | 6/H | 8/VH | 10/VH | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 10/VH | 7/H | 5/M | 4/M |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2272 | 2170 | 2170 | 2170 | 2373 | 2577 | 2679 | 2781 | 2679 | 2577 | 2475 | 2373 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 1661 | 1763 | 1966 | 2373 | 2577 | 2882 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2781 | 2373 | 1864 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 948 | 948 | 1050 | 1355 | 1661 | 1966 | 2272 | 2272 | 2170 | 1864 | 1457 | 1050 |
Sunshine hours | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Daylight hours | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 1506 | 974 | 612 | 251 | 50 | –0 | –0 | –0 | 10 | 341 | 853 | 1636 |
Rainy Days | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Humidity | M | M | H | VH | VH | E | E | VH | VH | H | M | M |
UV | 3/M | 4/M | 6/H | 8/VH | 10/VH | 11/E | 11/E | 10/VH | 9/VH | 6/H | 4/M | 3/M |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 1864 | 1763 | 1763 | 1864 | 2170 | 2577 | 2781 | 2882 | 2882 | 2679 | 2373 | 2068 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 1559 | 1661 | 1966 | 2373 | 2781 | 3086 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 2781 | 2373 | 1763 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 745 | 846 | 948 | 1254 | 1559 | 1966 | 2170 | 2170 | 2068 | 1763 | 1254 | 948 |
Sunshine hours | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Daylight hours | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 1406 | 1034 | 763 | 341 | 60 | –0 | –0 | –0 | 10 | 261 | 743 | 1395 |
Rainy Days | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
Humidity | N | N | N | N | M | M | H | H | H | M | N | N |
UV | 3/M | 4/M | 6/H | 8/VH | 10/VH | 11/E | 11/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 6/H | 4/M | 3/M |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 1864 | 1966 | 2272 | 2781 | 3086 | 3391 | 3595 | 3595 | 3493 | 3188 | 2577 | 2068 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 846 | 846 | 1050 | 1355 | 1661 | 2068 | 2272 | 2373 | 2170 | 1763 | 1355 | 948 |
Sunshine hours | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Daylight hours | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 974 | 713 | 572 | 291 | 50 | –0 | –0 | –0 | –0 | 151 | 502 | 894 |
Rainy Days | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Humidity | M | M | H | VH | VH | E | E | E | VH | H | M | M |
UV | 3/M | 4/M | 6/H | 8/VH | 10/VH | 11/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 6/H | 4/M | 3/M |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |