Best time to visit, weather and climate Israel
Best time to visit Israel
The best time to visit Israel is from march until november, when you will have a pleasant till hot temperature and none till limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Israel is 34°C in august and the lowest is 17°C in january.
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Israel has the desert climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Israel or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Israel per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17°C | 19°C | 21°C | 26°C | 29°C | 32°C | 33°C | 34°C | 32°C | 29°C | 23°C | 19°C |
| 9 mm |
11 mm |
14 mm |
2 mm |
3 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
7 mm |
13 mm |
18 mm |
Climate data from: Jerusalem
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Climate Israel
Israel has the desert climate prevailing. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Israel is 26° degrees and there is about 79 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 316 days a year with an average humidity of 54% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate Israel
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 17°C | 19°C | 21°C | 26°C | 29°C | 32°C | 33°C | 34°C | 32°C | 29°C | 23°C | 19°C |
| Night | 10°C | 10°C | 12°C | 14°C | 18°C | 21°C | 23°C | 24°C | 22°C | 20°C | 16°C | 11°C |
| Precip | 9 mm |
11 mm |
14 mm |
2 mm |
3 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
7 mm |
13 mm |
18 mm |
| Rain days |
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Dry days |
25 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| Sun hours per day |
6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Weather Israel january
On average, it is maximum 17° in january in Israel and at least around 10° degrees. In january there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel february
On average, it is maximum 19° in february in Israel and at least around 10° degrees. In february there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel march
On average, it is maximum 21° in march in Israel and at least around 12° degrees. In march there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 14 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel april
On average, it is maximum 26° in april in Israel and at least around 14° degrees. In april there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel may
On average, it is maximum 29° in may in Israel and at least around 18° degrees. In may there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel june
On average, it is maximum 32° in june in Israel and at least around 21° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel july
On average, it is maximum 33° in july in Israel and at least around 23° degrees. In july there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel august
On average, it is maximum 34° in august in Israel and at least around 24° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel september
On average, it is maximum 32° in september in Israel and at least around 22° degrees. In september there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel october
On average, it is maximum 29° in october in Israel and at least around 20° degrees. In october there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel november
On average, it is maximum 23° in november in Israel and at least around 16° degrees. In november there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 13 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Israel.
Weather Israel december
On average, it is maximum 19° in december in Israel and at least around 11° degrees. In december there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Israel.
14 day weather forecast Israel
The weather for Jeruzalem in Israel will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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About Israel
Israel is in the continental part Middle East and the capital is Jerusalem. The total surface is 26.990 km² with 273 km of coastline and the population consists of 8.875.000 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 9x smaller than United States. If you want to call Israel you have to use +972 or 00972 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +9725012457809 or 009725012457809.
Israel is in a straight line at 3.647 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 5 hours40.
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Flight tickets to Israel
Israel has 5 airports which you can fly to:
- Ben Gurion International Airport
Tel Aviv - Sde Dov Airport
Tel Aviv - Haifa International Airport
Haifa - Ramon Airport
Eilat - Ovda International Airport
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Currency Israel
In Israel the Israeli new shekel is used to pay.
Exchange rate Israeli new shekel (ILS) 1 august 2021
1 Israeli new shekel = 0,30 United States dollar
100 Israeli new shekel = 29,87 United States dollar
1 United States dollar = 3,35 Israeli new shekel
100 United States dollar = 334,83 Israeli new shekel
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Time difference Israel
In Israel it is now 10:12 o’clock in the morning on sunday 1 august 2021. That is 7 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Israel is Asia/Jerusalem and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.