Ar'ara climate — normals and trends
Ar'ara (Israel) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 329 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ar'ara averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Ar'ara has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 8 June 2002) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 8 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Ar'araHaifa District
- coords
- 32.50°, 35.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
329mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.1 °C
8 June 2002
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
8 February 1950
Wettest day
54 mm
8 January 2013
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
29 February 2012
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
20 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
2 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
9 February 1950
Snowiest day
0.2 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.6 h
5 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 17 mm | -58 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 38 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 20.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ar'ara?
Ar'ara has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 329 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ar'ara?
The hottest day measured in Ar'ara between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2002, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ar'ara?
The coldest day measured in Ar'ara between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ar'ara?
Almost never: Ar'ara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ar'ara warmed?
Yes: Ar'ara warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ar'ara?
The wettest day measured in Ar'ara between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2013, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ar'ara?
The windiest day measured in Ar'ara between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ar'ara?
The warmest month in Ar'ara is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ar'ara?
Ar'ara receives on average 329 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ar'ara?
Ar'ara gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ar'ara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ar'ara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 0.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ar'ara?
Yes: Ar'ara has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ar'ara?
In Ar'ara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 2 August 2015, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 9 February 1950.
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