Palestine climate — normals and trends
Palestine (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 1,046 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Palestine averages 21 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Palestine 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 23 July 2018) and the coldest -17.9 °C (on 16 February 2021).
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
PalestineTexas
- coords
- 31.76°, -95.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.1°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,046mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
43.6 °C
23 July 2018
Coldest day
-17.9 °C
16 February 2021
Wettest day
135 mm
2 May 2024
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
12 September 1961
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
12 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
23 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
16 February 2021
Snowiest day
21.0 cm
16 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.5 h
11 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 103 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 92 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 144 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 170 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 172 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 46 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 69 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 18.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palestine?
Palestine has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 1,046 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palestine?
The hottest day measured in Palestine between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2018, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palestine?
The coldest day measured in Palestine between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Palestine?
Yes. Palestine gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Palestine warmed?
Yes: Palestine warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palestine?
The wettest day measured in Palestine between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2024, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palestine?
The windiest day measured in Palestine between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1961, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palestine?
The warmest month in Palestine is August (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Palestine?
Palestine receives on average 1,046 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palestine?
Palestine gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Palestine?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palestine between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1964, with 21.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palestine?
Yes: Palestine has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palestine?
In Palestine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 23 July 2018, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 16 February 2021.
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