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Monthly climate in Gaza, Palestine

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gaza features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 295 mm (11.6 inches) and receives 45 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gaza enjoys an average of 4010 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gaza, Palestine §

The warmest months in Gaza are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gaza experiences 176 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 Gaza, Palestine.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 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gaza, Palestine §

Gaza usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gaza are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gaza, Palestine.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) 70 (2.8) 58 (2.3) 43 (1.7) 14 (0.6) 7 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 18 (0.7) 26 (1.0) 49 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 8 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Gaza, Palestine §

The sunniest months in Gaza are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gaza: 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 Gaza, Palestine.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 20m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 57m 13h 45m 14h 9m 13h 56m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 32m 10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Gaza, Palestine §

Gaza 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 Gaza UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gaza, Palestine.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