Dūrā climate — normals and trends
Dūrā (Palestine) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 197 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Dūrā averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
Dūrā has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest -6.8 °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
DūrāWest Bank
- coords
- 31.51°, 35.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
197mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
113 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
43.1 °C
7 June 1961
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
39 mm
22 March 1991
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
29 February 2012
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
29 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
13 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-10.3 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
4.5 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.5 h
27 June 1940
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 | 17.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 29 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 21.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 25.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 30 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 17.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 77 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dūrā?
Dūrā has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 197 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dūrā?
The hottest day measured in Dūrā between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dūrā?
The coldest day measured in Dūrā between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dūrā?
Almost never: Dūrā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dūrā warmed?
Yes: Dūrā warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dūrā?
The wettest day measured in Dūrā between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1991, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dūrā?
The windiest day measured in Dūrā between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dūrā?
The warmest month in Dūrā is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dūrā?
Dūrā receives on average 197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dūrā?
Dūrā 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 Dūrā?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dūrā between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 4.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dūrā?
Yes: Dūrā has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dūrā?
In Dūrā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 13 August 2025, and the lowest was -10.3 °C on 7 February 1950.
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