Gaza climate
Gaza is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 9.6 °C. January is the wettest month (75 mm) and August the driest (0.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Gaza averages 288 mm of rain and 193 days above 25 °C.
Palestinian Territory · population 410,000 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 32 °C
- Coldest month January 9.6 °C
- Driest month August 0 mm
- Wettest month January 75 mm
- Least cloud June 20 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 42 °C
- Coldest on record January 4.0 °C
- Warmest sea August 28 °C
What to expectGaza through the year
Gaza has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 32 °C in August, a swing of 14 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 193 days a year reach 25 °C, 101 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 75 mm against 0 mm in August — 233 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Gaza is warmest in August at 28 °C and coldest in February at 18 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.9 °C | 75 mm | 44 % |
| February | 17.7 °C | 59 mm | 43 % |
| March | 20.3 °C | 36 mm | 40 % |
| April | 23.7 °C | 13 mm | 35 % |
| May | 27.1 °C | 4 mm | 29 % |
| June | 29.7 °C | 1 mm | 20 % |
| July | 31.6 °C | 1 mm | 21 % |
| August | 32.0 °C | under 1 mm | 23 % |
| September | 30.6 °C | 2 mm | 21 % |
| October | 27.9 °C | 12 mm | 28 % |
| November | 23.4 °C | 31 mm | 37 % |
| December | 18.9 °C | 53 mm | 41 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.9 °C | 9.6 °C | 13.0 °C | 26.9 °C | 4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 17.7 °C | 9.7 °C | 13.5 °C | 30.5 °C | 4.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 20.3 °C | 11.5 °C | 15.7 °C | 36.6 °C | 6.1 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 23.7 °C | 14.0 °C | 18.7 °C | 40.3 °C | 6.9 °C | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 27.1 °C | 17.3 °C | 22.0 °C | 42.4 °C | 11.6 °C | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 20.6 °C | 24.9 °C | 41.1 °C | 15.2 °C | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 31.6 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.9 °C | 40.8 °C | 19.0 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| August | 32.0 °C | 23.6 °C | 27.4 °C | 37.8 °C | 19.0 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| September | 30.6 °C | 22.3 °C | 26.1 °C | 40.4 °C | 17.6 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| October | 27.9 °C | 19.8 °C | 23.5 °C | 39.5 °C | 13.8 °C | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| November | 23.4 °C | 15.4 °C | 19.1 °C | 33.6 °C | 8.1 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 18.9 °C | 11.4 °C | 14.8 °C | 29.6 °C | 4.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 73 % | 16 km/h | 18.5 °C |
| February | 59 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 43 % | 72 % | 17 km/h | 17.5 °C |
| March | 36 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 40 % | 70 % | 18 km/h | 17.6 °C |
| April | 13 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 35 % | 68 % | 18 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| May | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 29 % | 68 % | 18 km/h | 21.3 °C |
| June | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 20 % | 70 % | 17 km/h | 24.7 °C |
| July | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 21 % | 70 % | 16 km/h | 27.0 °C |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 23 % | 71 % | 16 km/h | 28.1 °C |
| September | 2 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 70 % | 16 km/h | 27.9 °C |
| October | 12 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 28 % | 71 % | 16 km/h | 26.4 °C |
| November | 31 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 37 % | 69 % | 14 km/h | 23.8 °C |
| December | 53 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 41 % | 72 % | 15 km/h | 20.8 °C |
How Gaza compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaza | 32 °C | 9.6 °C | 288 mm | 193 |
| Khān Yūnis · Palestinian Territory | 33 °C | 8.5 °C | 152 mm | 206 |
| Ashdod · Israel | 31 °C | 9.9 °C | 285 mm | 180 |
| Beersheba · Israel | 33 °C | 7.0 °C | 130 mm | 205 |
| Hebron · Palestinian Territory | 32 °C | 5.0 °C | 205 mm | 174 |
| Tel Aviv · Israel | 31 °C | 10.0 °C | 405 mm | 189 |
Where Gaza ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in May | 2ndof 50 | 92/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 2ndof 50 | 100/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in October | 9thof 50 | 100/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia year-round | 10thof 50 | 82/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 11thof 50 | 97/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 15thof 50 | 93/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Gaza.
QuestionsCommon questions about Gaza’s climate
When is the best time to visit Gaza?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Gaza get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 101 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 9.6 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Gaza?
January, averaging 75 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is August with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 288 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Gaza rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.