Palestine climate

Places covered
3
with monthly data
Warmest place
Gaza
year average 21 °C70 °F
Coolest place
Hebron
year average 16 °C61 °F
Wettest place
Nablus
358 mm14 in a year

World Climates covers 3 places in Palestine. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Gaza (21 °C70 °F) and the coolest is Hebron (16 °C61 °F). The wettest is Nablus with 358 mm14 in of precipitation per year, the driest Gaza with 219 mm8.6 in.

The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are hot semi-arid (BSh, 1 place), cold semi-arid (BSk, 1 place) and hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa, 1 place).

The highest monthly average high is in Hebron (31 °C88 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Hebron (1 °C34 °F in January).

Across the places in Palestine, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are April, May and June (3, 3 and 3 of 3 places respectively).

Frequently asked questions

Which is the warmest place in Palestine?

By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Palestine is Gaza at 21 °C70 °F. The coolest is Hebron at 16 °C61 °F.

Where does it rain the most in Palestine?

Nablus gets the most precipitation, 358 mm14 in in an average year. The driest place is Gaza with 219 mm8.6 in.

How many places in Palestine does this site cover?

World Climates has climate data for 3 places in Palestine. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.

When is the best time to visit Palestine?

It depends on the place. Across Palestine, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are April, May and June. Check the page of each city for its own best months.

Climate of every place in Palestine

Annual averages, 2001–2025
PlaceYearMax highMin lowPrecip.
Gaza213112219
Hebron16311240
Nablus18315358

Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.

Other cities over 100,000 people

These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:

Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.