Petaẖ Tiqwa is 6.6°C (11.9°F) warmer by day, Ashdod has 7.3°C (13.1°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Ashdod is at its warmest in September and coolest in February, while Petaẖ Tiqwa peaks in June and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Ashdod is the warmer of the two in 6 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 299 mm (11.8 in) in Ashdod and 347 mm (13.7 in) in Petaẖ Tiqwa. The most comfortable time to visit is April, May and November in Ashdod and April, May and November in Petaẖ Tiqwa.
| Ashdod | Metric | Petaẖ Tiqwa |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 25.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 31.9°C |
| 18.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 11.2°C |
| September | 🔥Hottest month | June |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 299 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 347 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | January |
| August | 🏜️Driest month | August |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 74% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 4 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.2 m/s |
Overnight, Ashdod typically falls to around 18.5°C (65.3°F) while Petaẖ Tiqwa settles near 11.2°C (52.2°F).
Ashdod is hottest in September and coldest in February, whereas Petaẖ Tiqwa peaks in June and is coolest in January.
Ashdod sees the most rain in January and the least in August; Petaẖ Tiqwa is wettest in January and driest in August.
Ashdod feels the more humid of the two, averaging 74% relative humidity against 67%.
For Petaẖ Tiqwa, the pick of the year is April, May and November.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Ashdod | Petaẖ Tiqwa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 12.8 | 16.3❄️ | 19.7 | 3.2 | 12.3❄️ | 21.5 |
| February | 12.4 | 16.3 | 20.1 | 3.9 | 13.9 | 23.9 |
| March | 13.4 | 18 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 28.2 |
| April | 15.2 | 20.5 | 25.7 | 8.2 | 21 | 33.8 |
| May | 18 | 22.2 | 26.5 | 11.8 | 24.4 | 37 |
| June | 21.3 | 24.2 | 27.1 | 15.9 | 26.7 | 37.5 |
| July | 24.2 | 26.2 | 28.1 | 19.1 | 28.2 | 37.3 |
| August | 25.4 | 27🔥 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 28.7🔥 | 37.4 |
| September | 24.6 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 18.3 | 27.8 | 37.4 |
| October | 22.1 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 14.7 | 24.9 | 35.1 |
| November | 17.9 | 22 | 26.1 | 8.8 | 19.2 | 29.5 |
| December | 14.9 | 18.7 | 22.4 | 5.1 | 14.7 | 24.3 |
| Annual Avg | 18.5 | 21.9 | 25.3 | 11.2 | 21.6 | 31.9 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Ashdod and Petaẖ Tiqwa feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Ashdod and Petaẖ Tiqwa — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Petaẖ Tiqwa is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 31.9°C (89.4°F) against 25.3°C (77.5°F) in Ashdod — roughly 6.6°C (11.9°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Ashdod, with average lows of 18.5°C (65.3°F) versus 11.2°C (52.2°F).
Ashdod is hottest in September, averaging highs of about 28.6°C (83.6°F), while Petaẖ Tiqwa peaks in June at around 37.5°C (99.5°F). That makes Petaẖ Tiqwa the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Petaẖ Tiqwa gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 3.2°C (37.8°F), compared with 12.4°C (54.4°F) at the low point of the year in Ashdod.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 299 mm (11.8 in) in Ashdod and 347 mm (13.7 in) in Petaẖ Tiqwa. Ashdod is wettest in January and driest in August; Petaẖ Tiqwa is wettest in January and driest in August.
Ashdod is the more humid of the two, averaging 74% relative humidity over the year against 67% in Petaẖ Tiqwa.
The most comfortable months in Ashdod are April, May and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Petaẖ Tiqwa is at its most pleasant around April, May and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Ashdod is the warmer city in 6 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 4°C (7.2°F), and narrowest in October, about 0.3°C (0.5°F).
Petaẖ Tiqwa has the bigger seasonal swing, about 16.4°C (29.5°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 10.7°C (19.3°F) in Ashdod — so Ashdod has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Petaẖ Tiqwa comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Ashdod. Ashdod is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Ashdod and Petaẖ Tiqwa, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
