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Tel Aviv weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Israel's vibrant beach city basks in a classic Mediterranean climate (long, hot, humid, almost rainless summers, and mild, stormy winters), lived out along the shore of the sea that defines it. Tel Aviv weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−1.3°Chigh near average

25° / 17°Today
27° / 20°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+1.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4990days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 38 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 38 in the 1940s+1.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 101 mmhigh 17°low 12°February, rain 70 mmhigh 18°low 12°March, rain 53 mmhigh 19°low 13°April, rain 21 mmhigh 23°low 15°May, rain 6 mmhigh 25°low 18°June, rain 4 mmhigh 28°low 21°July, rain 4 mmhigh 30°low 24°August, rain 3 mmhigh 30°low 24°September, rain 4 mmhigh 29°low 23°October, rain 20 mmhigh 27°low 21°November, rain 56 mmhigh 23°low 17°December, rain 96 mmhigh 19°low 14°wettest month January, 101 mm · 437 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

18.3°

19°feels like
72%humidity
13°dew point
3 km/hfrom SE
UV index0.0
sunrise06:47sunset18:03day length11h 15m
TodayOvercast25°17°
WedPartly cloudy26°17°
ThuMostly clear28°20°
FriClear30°18°
SatMostly clear30°21°
SunPartly cloudy27°22°
MonOvercast27°18°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
25° / 17°
Average for October 20
27° / 20°

High near average · −1.3°C

  • Highest since 1940: 36.6° · 2010
  • Lowest since 1940: 16.4° · 1977
  • One year ago: 27° / 21°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 86). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Tel Aviv is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 32.08°N, 34.78°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
32.08°N, 34.78°E
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

17 of the last 30 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.2°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Tel Aviv has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), strung along the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Summers are long, hot and very humid but almost completely rainless; winters are mild and wet, with the year's rain concentrated in a few stormy months from about December to February. The sea keeps temperatures from reaching the extremes of the nearby interior.

The chief departures from that gentle pattern come from the desert: hot, dry air masses can sweep in during spring and autumn to drive sharp heat waves. Winter storms can be intense, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms, while snow is essentially unknown, recorded just once, in the mid-20th century.

The warmest month is August, with typical afternoon highs of 30.2°C and nights around 24.1°C. On about 170 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. In January, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 17.0°C and nights dip to 11.8°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

In total, Tel Aviv averages about 437 mm of precipitation a year; January is usually the wettest month (101 mm) and August the driest (3 mm).

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Tel Aviv now averages 1.6°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 40 a year to 90 between the record's first and last decades.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgbritannica.comims.gov.il

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 13°C. Wettest month: January (~101 mm). Whole year averages ~437 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 42 rainy days a year: most in January (~10), fewest in August (almost none).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Tel Aviv month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January17.0°11.8°101 mm1010.1 h26.6° (1971)3.9° (1942)
February17.5°11.9°70 mm710.9 h29.6° (2004)2.6° (1950)
March19.4°13.1°53 mm611.8 h33.6° (2001)5.2° (1943)
April22.5°15.3°21 mm212.8 h37.9° (2008)8.8° (1997)
May25.5°18.3°6 mm113.6 h40.9° (1988)12.8° (1987)
June27.9°21.4°4 mm014.1 h38.2° (2002)16.2° (1991)
July29.7°23.6°4 mm013.9 h37.4° (2019)20.3° (1985)
August30.2°24.1°3 mm013.2 h36.2° (2010)20.6° (1978)
September29.3°23.0°4 mm012.2 h38.6° (1943)18.5° (1992)
October27.2°20.7°20 mm211.2 h38.2° (1998)14.3° (1965)
November23.4°17.2°56 mm510.3 h32.5° (2025)8.6° (1953)
December19.0°13.6°96 mm99.9 h28.9° (1956)6.2° (2013)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.6°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.18°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.20°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 38.1 early in the record → 90.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1988, coldest in 1950: 40.9°C / 2.6°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~437 mm/year on average. Last decade: −6% vs that average. Long-term trend: −10 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Tel Aviv

Which is the warmest month in Tel Aviv?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Tel Aviv is August (mean daily temperature of about 27.0°C) and the coolest is January (about 14.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Tel Aviv compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Tel Aviv is forecast to reach a high of 25.4°C and a low of 17.3°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 26.7°C and a low of 20.2°C, so today's high is 1.3°C cooler than that average.
How much has Tel Aviv warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Tel Aviv is about 1.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Tel Aviv?
Tel Aviv receives about 437 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Tel Aviv?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Tel Aviv is about 20.8°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Tel Aviv by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Tel Aviv (°C, full record since 1940): January 17°/12°, February 18°/12°, March 19°/13°, April 23°/15°, May 25°/18°, June 28°/21°, July 30°/24°, August 30°/24°, September 29°/23°, October 27°/21°, November 23°/17°, December 19°/14°.
What is the weather like in Tel Aviv in summer?
Summer in Tel Aviv (June to August) is dry and warm. Daytime highs sit at 28–30°C and nights at 21–24°C; August is the warmest month. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in Tel Aviv in winter?
In winter, December through February, Tel Aviv is fairly mild. Afternoons run 17–19°C and nights 12–14°C; January is the coldest month. Rain falls on about 9 days a month, adding up to around 89 mm. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Tel Aviv in spring?
March to May is spring in Tel Aviv, and it is pleasantly warm. March is still 19°C in the afternoon and 13°C at night, May already 25°C and 18°C. Rain eases through the season: 6 rainy days and 53 mm in March, 1 day and 6 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Tel Aviv in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Tel Aviv, and it is warm. September is still 29°C by day and 23°C at night; by November it is down to 23°C and 17°C. Rain picks up through the season, 4 mm in September to 56 mm in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Tel Aviv?
On long-term average, Tel Aviv has about 42 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 437 mm.

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