Ashquelon climate — normals and trends
Ashquelon (Israel) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 501 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ashquelon averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Ashquelon has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 15 May 1988) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 6 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
AshquelonSouthern District
- coords
- 31.67°, 34.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
501mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
171 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.8 °C
15 May 1988
Coldest day
4.2 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
58 mm
6 December 1971
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
3 February 1992
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
3 February 1992
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
26 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-0.9 °C
6 February 1950
Snowiest day
0.2 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.6 h
1 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -92 mm |
| Feb | 15.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 88 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 19.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 176 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ashquelon?
Ashquelon has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 501 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ashquelon?
The hottest day measured in Ashquelon between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1988, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ashquelon?
The coldest day measured in Ashquelon between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ashquelon?
Almost never: Ashquelon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ashquelon warmed?
Yes: Ashquelon warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ashquelon?
The wettest day measured in Ashquelon between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1971, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ashquelon?
The windiest day measured in Ashquelon between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ashquelon?
The warmest month in Ashquelon is August (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ashquelon?
Ashquelon receives on average 501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ashquelon?
Ashquelon gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ashquelon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ashquelon between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 0.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ashquelon?
Yes: Ashquelon has on average 171 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ashquelon?
In Ashquelon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 26 July 2023, and the lowest was -0.9 °C on 6 February 1950.
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