Ashdod climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ashdod?

Ashdod has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 247 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ashdod?

The hottest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1988, reaching 41.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ashdod?

The coldest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at 0.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ashdod?

Almost never: Ashdod sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ashdod warmed?

Yes: Ashdod warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ashdod?

The wettest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1971, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ashdod?

The windiest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ashdod?

The warmest month in Ashdod is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ashdod?

Ashdod receives on average 247 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ashdod?

Ashdod gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ashdod (Israel) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 247 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Ashdod averages 0 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.

Ashdod has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 15 May 1988) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 7 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

AshdodSouthern District

coords: 31.79°, 34.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

24.4°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

247mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

13.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

43 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.0 °C

Average feels-like low

16.6 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

123 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.7 °C

15 May 1988

Coldest day

0.6 °C

7 February 1950

Wettest day

41 mm

6 December 1971

Windiest day

44.5 km/h

29 February 2012

Strongest gust

95.0 km/h

29 February 2012

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

8 June 2002

Coldest feels-like

-3.0 °C

7 February 1950

Snowiest day

0.4 cm

6 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.5 h

27 June 1994

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.6 °C17 May 2025	3.1 °C25 February 2025	21.2 °C	184 mm	97
2024	38.8 °C24 April 2024	7.9 °C1 February 2024	21.3 °C	179 mm	112
2023	39.8 °C2 June 2023	7.1 °C17 February 2023	21.6 °C	259 mm	111
2022	34.8 °C17 April 2022	5.2 °C18 January 2022	20.7 °C	230 mm	97
2021	37.4 °C19 April 2021	6.6 °C18 February 2021	21.5 °C	193 mm	106
2020	39.3 °C19 May 2020	7.0 °C26 January 2020	21.2 °C	293 mm	103
2019	40.2 °C23 May 2019	7.5 °C12 January 2019	21.0 °C	259 mm	114
2018	38.7 °C16 June 2018	9.0 °C26 January 2018	21.7 °C	326 mm	115
2017	36.1 °C9 May 2017	6.4 °C3 February 2017	20.9 °C	117 mm	100
2016	38.8 °C15 May 2016	4.1 °C28 January 2016	21.2 °C	213 mm	120
2015	40.3 °C27 May 2015	4.6 °C10 January 2015	20.7 °C	228 mm	110
2014	40.1 °C4 June 2014	6.8 °C7 February 2014	20.8 °C	183 mm	90
2013	35.5 °C2 June 2013	3.9 °C15 December 2013	20.8 °C	243 mm	96
2012	37.1 °C1 August 2012	6.7 °C9 February 2012	20.8 °C	293 mm	122
2011	36.9 °C10 October 2011	8.2 °C3 February 2011	20.4 °C	227 mm	97
2010	39.4 °C20 October 2010	5.7 °C6 February 2010	22.0 °C	185 mm	127
2009	37.4 °C18 October 2009	7.1 °C2 January 2009	20.9 °C	212 mm	115
2008	39.5 °C23 April 2008	3.8 °C15 January 2008	20.8 °C	179 mm	119
2007	37.4 °C10 June 2007	7.3 °C31 December 2007	20.4 °C	193 mm	98
2006	37.9 °C29 September 2006	6.8 °C27 December 2006	20.1 °C	177 mm	104
2005	35.2 °C16 September 2005	6.2 °C9 February 2005	20.2 °C	232 mm	89
2004	35.8 °C14 July 2004	6.2 °C14 February 2004	20.4 °C	221 mm	93
2003	40.2 °C29 May 2003	7.0 °C24 February 2003	20.6 °C	269 mm	111
2002	40.1 °C8 June 2002	5.4 °C10 January 2002	20.8 °C	350 mm	100
2001	37.4 °C6 May 2001	7.1 °C29 January 2001	20.7 °C	173 mm	95
2000	36.9 °C12 April 2000	4.3 °C28 January 2000	20.1 °C	256 mm	102
1999	37.6 °C23 May 1999	8.3 °C2 December 1999	20.8 °C	120 mm	96
1998	38.3 °C13 October 1998	3.9 °C12 January 1998	20.8 °C	194 mm	105
1997	37.0 °C23 April 1997	5.7 °C9 February 1997	19.8 °C	276 mm	65
1996	38.4 °C12 May 1996	7.5 °C18 January 1996	20.3 °C	246 mm	79
1995	35.6 °C8 June 1995	8.2 °C21 January 1995	19.8 °C	164 mm	77
1994	38.4 °C22 April 1994	7.8 °C11 December 1994	20.2 °C	330 mm	101
1993	37.1 °C6 June 1993	4.2 °C3 February 1993	19.7 °C	195 mm	81
1992	34.4 °C11 April 1992	3.6 °C24 February 1992	18.6 °C	402 mm	58
1991	34.5 °C15 May 1991	6.1 °C27 January 1991	19.6 °C	355 mm	50
1990	35.2 °C24 April 1990	5.8 °C20 February 1990	19.7 °C	180 mm	60
1989	35.9 °C14 June 1989	4.7 °C5 February 1989	19.5 °C	184 mm	88
1988	41.7 °C15 May 1988	7.0 °C20 January 1988	19.6 °C	322 mm	100
1987	38.1 °C27 May 1987	6.2 °C28 January 1987	19.4 °C	246 mm	80
1986	35.6 °C23 September 1986	6.7 °C21 January 1986	19.6 °C	293 mm	80
1985	38.9 °C3 June 1985	5.7 °C4 March 1985	19.7 °C	198 mm	75
1984	36.1 °C13 May 1984	6.3 °C8 December 1984	19.4 °C	213 mm	72
1983	34.9 °C31 May 1983	5.1 °C29 January 1983	18.8 °C	293 mm	53
1982	33.8 °C16 May 1982	4.6 °C5 February 1982	19.0 °C	245 mm	69
1981	34.1 °C23 April 1981	7.3 °C25 January 1981	19.5 °C	170 mm	76
1980	38.6 °C31 May 1980	6.0 °C2 March 1980	19.7 °C	298 mm	76
1979	38.7 °C2 April 1979	7.3 °C24 January 1979	20.1 °C	248 mm	64
1978	37.4 °C8 September 1978	6.8 °C14 January 1978	19.8 °C	179 mm	68
1977	36.9 °C29 May 1977	6.4 °C7 January 1977	19.7 °C	273 mm	81
1976	36.2 °C15 April 1976	4.3 °C2 March 1976	19.5 °C	171 mm	45
1975	34.8 °C11 June 1975	6.1 °C12 February 1975	19.6 °C	228 mm	54
1974	36.0 °C27 September 1974	3.9 °C23 January 1974	19.6 °C	336 mm	71
1973	36.2 °C28 September 1973	4.7 °C15 January 1973	19.6 °C	226 mm	63
1972	34.6 °C27 April 1972	5.0 °C7 February 1972	19.3 °C	290 mm	49
1971	33.8 °C19 June 1971	5.6 °C14 February 1971	19.4 °C	462 mm	35
1970	41.6 °C21 May 1970	5.4 °C21 December 1970	19.6 °C	269 mm	41
1969	38.9 °C22 May 1969	5.6 °C29 January 1969	20.0 °C	310 mm	54
1968	40.4 °C18 May 1968	4.6 °C2 February 1968	19.8 °C	249 mm	55
1967	36.0 °C21 June 1967	5.5 °C21 January 1967	19.2 °C	318 mm	45
1966	36.9 °C3 June 1966	6.4 °C23 March 1966	20.4 °C	240 mm	57
1965	38.0 °C13 June 1965	7.6 °C10 January 1965	19.9 °C	224 mm	74
1964	35.9 °C30 May 1964	3.5 °C19 January 1964	19.3 °C	271 mm	55
1963	38.8 °C7 June 1963	7.2 °C28 January 1963	20.4 °C	286 mm	91
1962	35.1 °C3 May 1962	6.6 °C22 February 1962	20.5 °C	123 mm	74
1961	38.9 °C7 June 1961	6.1 °C1 March 1961	19.5 °C	247 mm	57
1960	37.1 °C5 May 1960	6.4 °C24 January 1960	20.5 °C	175 mm	61
1959	37.6 °C10 June 1959	2.5 °C28 February 1959	18.9 °C	239 mm	31
1958	34.9 °C14 June 1958	6.7 °C1 February 1958	19.9 °C	137 mm	36
1957	37.6 °C15 April 1957	4.2 °C4 February 1957	19.6 °C	360 mm	29
1956	35.9 °C24 July 1956	7.0 °C14 January 1956	19.5 °C	288 mm	44
1955	32.6 °C24 April 1955	7.5 °C4 January 1955	19.9 °C	190 mm	26
1954	36.3 °C20 May 1954	5.4 °C14 January 1954	19.5 °C	257 mm	48
1953	35.3 °C16 June 1953	5.2 °C25 March 1953	18.9 °C	480 mm	37
1952	37.7 °C2 June 1952	7.1 °C17 January 1952	19.7 °C	245 mm	56
1951	33.2 °C17 May 1951	6.7 °C25 December 1951	19.6 °C	344 mm	51
1950	37.4 °C18 May 1950	0.6 °C7 February 1950	19.3 °C	215 mm	61
1949	36.9 °C10 May 1949	4.3 °C20 February 1949	18.4 °C	398 mm	21
1948	34.5 °C6 June 1948	5.7 °C29 February 1948	18.9 °C	344 mm	46
1947	33.9 °C13 July 1947	8.6 °C15 January 1947	20.1 °C	172 mm	72
1946	37.6 °C25 May 1946	6.9 °C24 January 1946	19.8 °C	207 mm	77
1945	37.3 °C8 October 1945	6.2 °C25 February 1945	19.1 °C	260 mm	75
1944	39.4 °C14 June 1944	6.3 °C15 January 1944	19.4 °C	267 mm	51
1943	40.2 °C30 September 1943	4.0 °C7 March 1943	19.3 °C	214 mm	68
1942	37.9 °C6 May 1942	2.2 °C5 January 1942	19.5 °C	217 mm	55
1941	37.6 °C25 May 1941	7.0 °C26 December 1941	19.8 °C	300 mm	77
1940	37.8 °C18 May 1940	6.6 °C16 January 1940	19.5 °C	213 mm	50

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.4 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

97 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

185 mm

-63 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.5 °C	+2.9 °C	8 mm	-49 mm
Feb	15.7 °C	-1.6 °C	41 mm	-8 mm
Mar	22.0 °C	+2.5 °C	13 mm	-26 mm
Apr	24.3 °C	+1.2 °C	6 mm	-8 mm
May	26.7 °C	+0.4 °C	6 mm	+3 mm
Jun	28.6 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	31.3 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	0 mm
Sep	30.0 °C	+0.3 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+0.5 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+3.5 °C	26 mm	0 mm
Dec	19.8 °C	+1.1 °C	79 mm	+33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.6 °C

17 May 2025

Coldest day

3.1 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

20.0 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

31.8 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.3 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

21 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ashdod?

Ashdod has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 247 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ashdod?

The hottest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1988, reaching 41.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ashdod?

The coldest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at 0.6 °C.

Does it snow in Ashdod?

Almost never: Ashdod sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ashdod warmed?

Yes: Ashdod warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ashdod?

The wettest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1971, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ashdod?

The windiest day measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ashdod?

The warmest month in Ashdod is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Ashdod?

Ashdod receives on average 247 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ashdod?

Ashdod gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ashdod?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ashdod between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 0.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ashdod?

Yes: Ashdod has on average 123 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ashdod?

In Ashdod, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 8 June 2002, and the lowest was -3.0 °C on 7 February 1950.

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