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Monthly climate in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ashkelon features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 486 mm (19.1 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ashkelon enjoys an average of 4010 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel §

The warmest months in Ashkelon are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ashkelon experiences 140 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel §

Ashkelon usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ashkelon are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 114 (4.5) 86 (3.4) 52 (2.1) 25 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 25 (1.0) 55 (2.2) 105 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 10 7 4 2 0 0 0 1 5 8 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel §

The sunniest months in Ashkelon are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ashkelon: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 231 280 334 351 390 393 405 386 346 322 289 277
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 19m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 57m 13h 46m 14h 10m 13h 57m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 31m 10h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel §

Ashkelon experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ashkelon UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 5 4