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

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 12°
  4. Apr 16°
  5. May 21°
  6. Jun 23°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 25°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 20°
  11. Nov 15°
  12. Dec 10°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

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 highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 12.5 °C5.0 °C8.5 °C22.6 °C-2.3 °C000
February 13.7 °C5.3 °C9.3 °C27.0 °C-2.2 °C001
March 17.5 °C7.4 °C12.2 °C32.5 °C0.9 °C200
April 22.6 °C10.6 °C16.4 °C36.1 °C0.5 °C920
May 27.2 °C14.3 °C20.7 °C38.9 °C7.6 °C2280
June 30.2 °C17.1 °C23.4 °C38.2 °C11.5 °C29160
July 32.0 °C19.1 °C25.2 °C39.0 °C13.8 °C31260
August 32.0 °C19.6 °C25.3 °C38.9 °C15.4 °C31270
September 30.0 °C18.3 °C23.6 °C40.3 °C12.2 °C29140
October 25.8 °C15.8 °C20.4 °C35.9 °C9.2 °C1930
November 19.4 °C11.1 °C14.9 °C29.0 °C3.2 °C200
December 14.5 °C7.1 °C10.4 °C25.9 °C-1.2 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 48 mm810 h/day42 %73 %16 km/h
February 43 mm811 h/day41 %70 %17 km/h
March 31 mm612 h/day36 %63 %18 km/h
April 12 mm313 h/day30 %52 %18 km/h
May 7 mm214 h/day21 %47 %19 km/h
June 1 mm014 h/day7 %49 %19 km/h
July under 1 mm014 h/day7 %51 %19 km/h
August under 1 mm013 h/day7 %55 %18 km/h
September 1 mm012 h/day8 %57 %17 km/h
October 10 mm311 h/day21 %59 %15 km/h
November 20 mm411 h/day33 %63 %14 km/h
December 31 mm610 h/day39 %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

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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

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
31.529°, 35.094° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.

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