Karmiel climate — normals and trends
Karmiel (Israel) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 621 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Karmiel averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Karmiel has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 8 September 1946) and the coldest -0.6 °C (on 6 January 1942).
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
KarmielNorthern District
- coords
- 32.91°, 35.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.6°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
24.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
40.2 °C
8 September 1946
Coldest day
-0.6 °C
6 January 1942
Wettest day
61 mm
17 October 1977
Windiest day
40.5 km/h
20 February 2001
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
20 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
20 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-4.6 °C
7 January 1942
Snowiest day
2.7 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.6 h
29 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -105 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 95 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 21.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 41 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 63 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 18.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 109 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karmiel?
Karmiel has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karmiel?
The hottest day measured in Karmiel between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1946, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karmiel?
The coldest day measured in Karmiel between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Karmiel?
Almost never: Karmiel sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karmiel warmed?
Yes: Karmiel warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karmiel?
The wettest day measured in Karmiel between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1977, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karmiel?
The windiest day measured in Karmiel between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2001, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karmiel?
The warmest month in Karmiel is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Karmiel?
Karmiel receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karmiel?
Karmiel 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 Karmiel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Karmiel between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 2.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Karmiel?
Yes: Karmiel has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karmiel?
In Karmiel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 20 August 2010, and the lowest was -4.6 °C on 7 January 1942.
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