Jerusalem and Rishon LeẔiyyon have similar daytime temperatures, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Jerusalem is at its warmest in June and coolest in January, while Rishon LeẔiyyon peaks in June and bottoms out in January.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 347 mm (13.7 in) in Jerusalem and 347 mm (13.7 in) in Rishon LeẔiyyon. The most comfortable time to visit is April, May and November in Jerusalem and April, May and November in Rishon LeẔiyyon.
| Jerusalem | Metric | Rishon LeẔiyyon |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.9°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 31.9°C |
| 11.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 11.2°C |
| June | 🔥Hottest month | June |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 347 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 347 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | January |
| August | 🏜️Driest month | August |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 67% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 2.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.2 m/s |
Overnight, Jerusalem typically falls to around 11.2°C (52.2°F) while Rishon LeẔiyyon settles near 11.2°C (52.2°F).
Jerusalem is hottest in June and coldest in January, whereas Rishon LeẔiyyon peaks in June and is coolest in January.
Jerusalem sees the most rain in January and the least in August; Rishon LeẔiyyon is wettest in January and driest in August.
Jerusalem feels the more humid of the two, averaging 67% relative humidity against 67%.
For Rishon LeẔiyyon, 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 | Jerusalem | Rishon LeẔiyyon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 3.2 | 12.3❄️ | 21.5 | 3.2 | 12.3❄️ | 21.5 |
| February | 3.9 | 13.9 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 13.9 | 23.9 |
| March | 5.5 | 16.9 | 28.2 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 28.2 |
| April | 8.2 | 21 | 33.8 | 8.2 | 21 | 33.8 |
| May | 11.8 | 24.4 | 37 | 11.8 | 24.4 | 37 |
| June | 15.9 | 26.7 | 37.5 | 15.9 | 26.7 | 37.5 |
| July | 19.1 | 28.2 | 37.3 | 19.1 | 28.2 | 37.3 |
| August | 20.1 | 28.7🔥 | 37.4 | 20.1 | 28.7🔥 | 37.4 |
| September | 18.3 | 27.8 | 37.4 | 18.3 | 27.8 | 37.4 |
| October | 14.7 | 24.9 | 35.1 | 14.7 | 24.9 | 35.1 |
| November | 8.8 | 19.2 | 29.5 | 8.8 | 19.2 | 29.5 |
| December | 5.1 | 14.7 | 24.3 | 5.1 | 14.7 | 24.3 |
| Annual Avg | 11.2 | 21.6 | 31.9 | 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 Jerusalem and Rishon LeẔiyyon 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 Jerusalem and Rishon LeẔiyyon — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Jerusalem and Rishon LeẔiyyon are about equally warm. Daytime highs average 31.9°C (89.4°F) in Jerusalem and 31.9°C (89.4°F) in Rishon LeẔiyyon, so neither is clearly the warmer choice over the year.
Jerusalem is hottest in June, averaging highs of about 37.5°C (99.5°F), while Rishon LeẔiyyon peaks in June at around 37.5°C (99.5°F). That makes Jerusalem the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Jerusalem gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 3.2°C (37.8°F), compared with 3.2°C (37.8°F) at the low point of the year in Rishon LeẔiyyon.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 347 mm (13.7 in) in Jerusalem and 347 mm (13.7 in) in Rishon LeẔiyyon. Jerusalem is wettest in January and driest in August; Rishon LeẔiyyon is wettest in January and driest in August.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 67% in Jerusalem and 67% in Rishon LeẔiyyon across the year.
The most comfortable months in Jerusalem are April, May and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Rishon LeẔiyyon is at its most pleasant around April, May and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 16.4°C (29.5°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
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 Jerusalem and Rishon LeẔiyyon, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
