Tel Sheva climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tel Sheva?

Tel Sheva has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 124 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tel Sheva?

The hottest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 43.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tel Sheva?

The coldest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -4.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tel Sheva?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tel Sheva warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Tel Sheva?

The wettest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1971, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tel Sheva?

The windiest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tel Sheva?

The warmest month in Tel Sheva is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tel Sheva?

Tel Sheva receives on average 124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tel Sheva?

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

Tel Sheva (Israel) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 124 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.

Tel Sheva averages 0 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.

Tel Sheva has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest -4.7 °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

Tel ShevaSouthern District

coords: 31.25°, 34.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

25.1°C

Average daily low

14.4°C

Annual rainfall

124mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

18.8km/h

Seasonal range

14.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

118 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

29 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.2 cm

Average feels-like high

24.5 °C

Average feels-like low

13.6 °C

Average peak gust

36.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

65 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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

43.8 °C

7 June 1961

Coldest day

-4.7 °C

7 February 1950

Wettest day

34 mm

13 April 1971

Windiest day

50.8 km/h

29 February 2012

Strongest gust

95.4 km/h

29 February 2012

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

13 August 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.0 °C

7 February 1950

Snowiest day

4.3 cm

6 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.5 h

4 July 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.9 °C17 May 2025	1.0 °C25 February 2025	20.5 °C	109 mm	154	0
2024	40.3 °C15 June 2024	4.6 °C1 February 2024	20.6 °C	70 mm	142	0
2023	40.5 °C2 June 2023	4.4 °C14 February 2023	20.9 °C	115 mm	140	0
2022	37.3 °C14 May 2022	1.1 °C18 January 2022	19.9 °C	109 mm	143	0
2021	39.4 °C19 April 2021	4.7 °C25 January 2021	20.8 °C	76 mm	140	0
2020	40.9 °C19 May 2020	3.4 °C26 January 2020	20.4 °C	183 mm	150	0
2019	41.6 °C23 May 2019	4.7 °C12 January 2019	20.2 °C	140 mm	156	0
2018	40.7 °C16 June 2018	6.4 °C9 January 2018	21.0 °C	156 mm	146	0
2017	39.5 °C3 July 2017	3.2 °C3 February 2017	20.2 °C	57 mm	135	0
2016	40.3 °C15 May 2016	1.5 °C28 January 2016	20.5 °C	106 mm	148	0
2015	41.9 °C27 May 2015	1.7 °C10 January 2015	19.9 °C	147 mm	131	0
2014	39.7 °C4 June 2014	3.7 °C7 February 2014	20.0 °C	117 mm	114	0
2013	38.5 °C2 June 2013	0.5 °C15 December 2013	20.0 °C	128 mm	133	0
2012	38.9 °C1 August 2012	2.9 °C9 February 2012	20.1 °C	116 mm	152	0
2011	38.6 °C25 July 2011	4.9 °C7 December 2011	19.5 °C	93 mm	123	0
2010	39.8 °C6 August 2010	4.1 °C6 February 2010	21.5 °C	112 mm	158	0
2009	37.9 °C1 July 2009	3.1 °C2 January 2009	20.2 °C	75 mm	153	0
2008	39.9 °C24 April 2008	0.1 °C15 January 2008	20.0 °C	87 mm	146	0
2007	39.9 °C10 June 2007	3.7 °C31 December 2007	19.6 °C	82 mm	135	0
2006	38.5 °C29 September 2006	3.6 °C16 January 2006	19.3 °C	89 mm	134	0
2005	37.3 °C4 July 2005	2.8 °C11 February 2005	19.4 °C	81 mm	127	0
2004	39.4 °C10 May 2004	4.2 °C17 December 2004	19.5 °C	131 mm	127	0
2003	42.5 °C29 May 2003	4.4 °C25 February 2003	19.6 °C	105 mm	146	0
2002	41.5 °C8 June 2002	2.5 °C11 January 2002	19.8 °C	177 mm	126	0
2001	39.3 °C27 May 2001	3.5 °C29 January 2001	19.7 °C	87 mm	139	0
2000	39.8 °C29 July 2000	2.1 °C29 January 2000	19.1 °C	120 mm	127	0
1999	39.8 °C23 May 1999	4.1 °C2 December 1999	19.8 °C	55 mm	133	0
1998	39.1 °C9 September 1998	2.5 °C12 January 1998	20.0 °C	80 mm	132	0
1997	39.2 °C8 June 1997	1.6 °C9 February 1997	18.9 °C	130 mm	115	0
1996	40.1 °C1 May 1996	4.4 °C21 January 1996	19.5 °C	110 mm	118	0
1995	37.8 °C8 June 1995	3.9 °C21 January 1995	19.0 °C	62 mm	115	0
1994	39.9 °C22 April 1994	4.3 °C9 December 1994	19.4 °C	164 mm	135	0
1993	39.3 °C6 June 1993	1.1 °C15 February 1993	18.8 °C	112 mm	117	0
1992	37.9 °C20 June 1992	0.8 °C26 January 1992	17.7 °C	176 mm	91	0
1991	37.9 °C15 May 1991	2.9 °C30 December 1991	18.7 °C	184 mm	102	0
1990	36.9 °C17 June 1990	2.4 °C20 February 1990	18.9 °C	107 mm	109	0
1989	37.9 °C14 June 1989	0.5 °C5 February 1989	18.6 °C	86 mm	131	0
1988	40.9 °C15 May 1988	3.4 °C20 January 1988	18.8 °C	167 mm	127	0
1987	38.5 °C7 May 1987	3.3 °C28 January 1987	18.6 °C	119 mm	113	0
1986	37.5 °C24 September 1986	3.5 °C6 December 1986	18.8 °C	149 mm	116	0
1985	39.7 °C3 June 1985	2.6 °C4 March 1985	19.0 °C	114 mm	115	0
1984	38.2 °C25 May 1984	2.8 °C8 December 1984	18.6 °C	91 mm	119	0
1983	38.3 °C11 July 1983	1.7 °C29 January 1983	17.9 °C	110 mm	93	0
1982	35.9 °C29 June 1982	1.2 °C17 January 1982	18.1 °C	116 mm	102	0
1981	37.0 °C23 April 1981	3.9 °C31 January 1981	18.7 °C	70 mm	117	0
1980	41.4 °C31 May 1980	3.2 °C2 February 1980	18.8 °C	159 mm	112	0
1979	40.0 °C2 April 1979	4.2 °C6 January 1979	19.4 °C	167 mm	111	0
1978	39.5 °C8 September 1978	3.3 °C14 January 1978	19.1 °C	85 mm	128	0
1977	37.8 °C2 August 1977	3.6 °C6 January 1977	18.8 °C	133 mm	112	0
1976	38.2 °C15 April 1976	0.2 °C2 March 1976	18.7 °C	73 mm	102	0
1975	37.5 °C11 June 1975	2.9 °C12 February 1975	18.7 °C	154 mm	110	0
1974	36.8 °C11 September 1974	1.3 °C23 January 1974	18.8 °C	189 mm	112	0
1973	38.3 °C21 July 1973	1.7 °C1 January 1973	18.8 °C	107 mm	124	0
1972	37.7 °C19 June 1972	1.8 °C23 December 1972	18.5 °C	161 mm	108	0
1971	36.5 °C19 June 1971	2.0 °C17 December 1971	18.7 °C	279 mm	99	0
1970	43.4 °C21 May 1970	1.8 °C21 December 1970	18.9 °C	118 mm	104	0
1969	40.9 °C22 May 1969	3.6 °C29 January 1969	19.4 °C	145 mm	120	0
1968	40.5 °C18 May 1968	2.8 °C2 February 1968	19.0 °C	140 mm	98	0
1967	38.0 °C21 June 1967	3.1 °C22 January 1967	18.2 °C	170 mm	89	0
1966	39.7 °C3 June 1966	3.2 °C9 January 1966	19.4 °C	141 mm	95	0
1965	41.2 °C13 June 1965	5.0 °C10 February 1965	18.9 °C	154 mm	107	0
1964	39.2 °C30 May 1964	0.8 °C21 January 1964	18.2 °C	123 mm	72	0
1963	40.8 °C7 June 1963	3.6 °C31 December 1963	19.6 °C	162 mm	120	0
1962	38.9 °C11 June 1962	3.6 °C22 February 1962	19.7 °C	55 mm	124	0
1961	43.8 °C7 June 1961	2.9 °C1 March 1961	18.4 °C	150 mm	91	0
1960	38.2 °C16 April 1960	3.3 °C24 January 1960	19.6 °C	101 mm	111	0
1959	39.4 °C10 June 1959	-0.9 °C28 February 1959	17.8 °C	123 mm	71	1
1958	37.8 °C13 June 1958	3.3 °C1 February 1958	19.1 °C	68 mm	83	0
1957	38.1 °C29 May 1957	0.2 °C23 January 1957	18.7 °C	140 mm	96	0
1956	39.4 °C24 July 1956	3.6 °C31 March 1956	18.7 °C	133 mm	92	0
1955	35.9 °C12 June 1955	4.6 °C4 January 1955	19.1 °C	78 mm	84	0
1954	39.0 °C20 May 1954	1.1 °C14 January 1954	18.7 °C	121 mm	102	0
1953	38.4 °C16 June 1953	1.5 °C15 January 1953	18.0 °C	221 mm	96	0
1952	39.5 °C2 June 1952	3.5 °C17 January 1952	18.9 °C	101 mm	100	0
1951	36.0 °C17 May 1951	3.5 °C26 December 1951	18.8 °C	163 mm	102	0
1950	37.8 °C18 May 1950	-4.7 °C7 February 1950	18.4 °C	125 mm	112	5
1949	37.7 °C10 May 1949	0.9 °C19 February 1949	17.5 °C	215 mm	69	0
1948	36.3 °C6 June 1948	1.3 °C1 March 1948	17.8 °C	168 mm	96	0
1947	36.7 °C13 July 1947	5.1 °C9 January 1947	19.4 °C	84 mm	128	0
1946	38.4 °C25 May 1946	3.9 °C27 January 1946	19.0 °C	139 mm	130	0
1945	38.7 °C2 August 1945	2.7 °C14 March 1945	18.1 °C	137 mm	118	0
1944	42.2 °C14 June 1944	3.1 °C12 February 1944	18.6 °C	156 mm	124	0
1943	40.4 °C30 September 1943	2.3 °C6 March 1943	18.5 °C	106 mm	118	0
1942	42.1 °C6 May 1942	-1.1 °C5 January 1942	18.8 °C	122 mm	126	1
1941	40.1 °C10 May 1941	3.5 °C30 December 1941	19.2 °C	129 mm	131	0
1940	39.5 °C18 May 1940	3.0 °C16 January 1940	18.6 °C	113 mm	107	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

154 d/yr

+36

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

109 mm

-15 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.1 °C	+3.1 °C	5 mm	-23 mm
Feb	15.4 °C	-1.7 °C	15 mm	-8 mm
Mar	23.0 °C	+2.8 °C	18 mm	-3 mm
Apr	26.3 °C	+1.5 °C	4 mm	-4 mm
May	29.3 °C	+0.8 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Jun	31.9 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	34.3 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	34.0 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.6 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+4.0 °C	14 mm	+2 mm
Dec	18.8 °C	+0.9 °C	47 mm	+26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.9 °C

17 May 2025

Coldest day

1.0 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

10.5 mm

7 Mar 2025

Windiest day

38.5 km/h

29 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

29 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.8 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

29 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tel Sheva?

Tel Sheva has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 124 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tel Sheva?

The hottest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 43.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tel Sheva?

The coldest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -4.7 °C.

Does it snow in Tel Sheva?

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

Has the climate of Tel Sheva warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Tel Sheva?

The wettest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1971, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tel Sheva?

The windiest day measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tel Sheva?

The warmest month in Tel Sheva is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Tel Sheva?

Tel Sheva receives on average 124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tel Sheva?

Tel Sheva 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 Tel Sheva?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tel Sheva between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 4.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Tel Sheva?

Yes: Tel Sheva has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tel Sheva?

In Tel Sheva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 13 August 2025, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 7 February 1950.

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