Maghār climate — normals and trends
Maghār (Israel) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 662 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Maghār averages 2 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Maghār has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 20 August 2010) and the coldest -7.9 °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
MaghārNorthern District
- coords
- 32.89°, 35.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
662mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
42.2 °C
20 August 2010
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
70 mm
23 November 1955
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
9 February 1956
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
3 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
9 February 1992
Sunniest day
13.6 h
2 July 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 8 mm | -126 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 96 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 46 mm | -66 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 72 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 119 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maghār?
Maghār has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 662 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maghār?
The hottest day measured in Maghār between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2010, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maghār?
The coldest day measured in Maghār between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Maghār?
Almost never: Maghār sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maghār warmed?
Yes: Maghār warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maghār?
The wettest day measured in Maghār between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1955, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maghār?
The windiest day measured in Maghār between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maghār?
The warmest month in Maghār is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Maghār?
Maghār receives on average 662 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maghār?
Maghār 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 Maghār?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maghār between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1992, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Maghār?
Yes: Maghār has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maghār?
In Maghār, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 3 August 2015, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 7 February 1950.
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