Hebron climate
Hebron is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.0 °C. January is the wettest month (48 mm) and July the driest (0.09 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Hebron averages 205 mm of rain, 174 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
Palestinian Territory · population 160,470 · 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 5.0 °C
- Driest month July 0 mm
- Wettest month January 48 mm
- Least cloud June 7 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 40 °C
- Coldest on record January -2.3 °C
What to expectHebron through the year
Hebron has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 13 °C in January to 32 °C in August, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 174 days a year reach 25 °C, 96 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 48 mm against 0 mm in July — 558 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5 °C | 48 mm | 42 % |
| February | 13.7 °C | 43 mm | 41 % |
| March | 17.5 °C | 31 mm | 36 % |
| April | 22.6 °C | 12 mm | 30 % |
| May | 27.2 °C | 7 mm | 21 % |
| June | 30.2 °C | 1 mm | 7 % |
| July | 32.0 °C | under 1 mm | 7 % |
| August | 32.0 °C | under 1 mm | 7 % |
| September | 30.0 °C | 1 mm | 8 % |
| October | 25.8 °C | 10 mm | 21 % |
| November | 19.4 °C | 20 mm | 33 % |
| December | 14.5 °C | 31 mm | 39 % |
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 | 12.5 °C | 5.0 °C | 8.5 °C | 22.6 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 13.7 °C | 5.3 °C | 9.3 °C | 27.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 17.5 °C | 7.4 °C | 12.2 °C | 32.5 °C | 0.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.6 °C | 10.6 °C | 16.4 °C | 36.1 °C | 0.5 °C | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 27.2 °C | 14.3 °C | 20.7 °C | 38.9 °C | 7.6 °C | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| June | 30.2 °C | 17.1 °C | 23.4 °C | 38.2 °C | 11.5 °C | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| July | 32.0 °C | 19.1 °C | 25.2 °C | 39.0 °C | 13.8 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| August | 32.0 °C | 19.6 °C | 25.3 °C | 38.9 °C | 15.4 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| September | 30.0 °C | 18.3 °C | 23.6 °C | 40.3 °C | 12.2 °C | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| October | 25.8 °C | 15.8 °C | 20.4 °C | 35.9 °C | 9.2 °C | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 19.4 °C | 11.1 °C | 14.9 °C | 29.0 °C | 3.2 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 14.5 °C | 7.1 °C | 10.4 °C | 25.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 42 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 43 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 41 % | 70 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 31 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 36 % | 63 % | 18 km/h |
| April | 12 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 30 % | 52 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 7 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 21 % | 47 % | 19 km/h |
| June | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 7 % | 49 % | 19 km/h |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 7 % | 51 % | 19 km/h |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 7 % | 55 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 8 % | 57 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 10 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 21 % | 59 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 20 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 33 % | 63 % | 14 km/h |
| December | 31 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 39 % | 69 % | 15 km/h |
How Hebron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | 32 °C | 5.0 °C | 205 mm | 174 |
| Jerusalem · Israel | 32 °C | 4.5 °C | 323 mm | 171 |
| Beersheba · Israel | 33 °C | 7.0 °C | 130 mm | 205 |
| Ashdod · Israel | 31 °C | 9.9 °C | 285 mm | 180 |
| Gaza · Palestinian Territory | 32 °C | 9.6 °C | 288 mm | 193 |
Where Hebron ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in April | 9thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in April | 15thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia year-round | 18thof 50 | 80/100 |
| The driest places in Asia in July | 37thof 50 | 0.09 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Hebron.
QuestionsCommon questions about Hebron’s climate
When is the best time to visit Hebron?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Hebron get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 96 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Hebron?
January, averaging 48 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 205 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 Hebron 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.