Best time to visit Tel Aviv

April is the best time to visit Tel Aviv for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 96/100
A beach holiday October sea 26 °C
The least cloud June 13 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 96 23 °C 3 74
2 November 96 23 °C 6 84
3 March 91 20 °C 6 52
4 May 88 27 °C 1 92
5 December 84 19 °C 10 52
6 October 83 28 °C 3 100
7 June 79 29 °C 0 99
8 February 79 17 °C 9 37
9 January 73 16 °C 11 34
10 September 73 30 °C 0 94
11 July 70 30 °C 0 95
12 August 68 31 °C 0 91

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 19 °C 16 °C 43 % 34
February 18 °C 17 °C 41 % 37
March 18 °C 20 °C 37 % 52
April 19 °C 23 °C 32 % 74
May 21 °C 27 °C 24 % 92
June 25 °C 29 °C 13 % 99
July 27 °C 30 °C 15 % 95
August 28 °C 31 °C 16 % 91
September 28 °C 30 °C 14 % 94
October 26 °C 28 °C 24 % 100
November 24 °C 23 °C 34 % 84
December 21 °C 19 °C 40 % 52

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.5 °C 101 mm 43 %
February 17.2 °C 75 mm 41 %
March 19.8 °C 42 mm 37 %
April 23.3 °C 19 mm 32 %
May 26.6 °C 6 mm 24 %
June 28.9 °C 2 mm 13 %
July 30.5 °C 1 mm 15 %
August 31.0 °C under 1 mm 16 %
September 30.0 °C 2 mm 14 %
October 27.8 °C 18 mm 24 %
November 23.2 °C 50 mm 34 %
December 18.5 °C 89 mm 40 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.