Kuseifa climate — normals and trends
Kuseifa (Israel) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 123 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kuseifa averages 0 frost days, 133 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
Kuseifa 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 43.6 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest -5.2 °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
KuseifaSouthern District
- coords
- 31.25°, 35.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
123mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
133 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
43.6 °C
7 June 1961
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
37 mm
20 February 1975
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
29 February 2012
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
29 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
13 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-8.5 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
4.4 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.5 h
28 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 15.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 12 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 18.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuseifa?
Kuseifa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 123 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuseifa?
The hottest day measured in Kuseifa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuseifa?
The coldest day measured in Kuseifa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kuseifa?
Almost never: Kuseifa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kuseifa warmed?
Yes: Kuseifa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuseifa?
The wettest day measured in Kuseifa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuseifa?
The windiest day measured in Kuseifa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuseifa?
The warmest month in Kuseifa is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuseifa?
Kuseifa receives on average 123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuseifa?
Kuseifa gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kuseifa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuseifa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 4.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuseifa?
Yes: Kuseifa has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuseifa?
In Kuseifa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 13 August 2025, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 7 February 1950.
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