The climate of East Jerusalem (Palestinian Territories)
East Jerusalem is the old part of Jerusalem. The city is also known as
the religious capital of the world. Jerusalem is a sacred place for
the three largest religions in the world and shrines of all these
religions can be found in the city. Ever since Roman times there have
been conflicts in Jerusalem. First the Romans chased away the Jews.
Later on the Christians tried to chase out Muslims. The scars of
thousands of years of violent history can be found all over the city.
Four different quarters can be found within the city: a Jewish
quarter, a Christian quarter, an Armenian quarter and a Muslim
quarter. The most important shrines of the three largest religions can
be found in Jerusalem. The Temple Mount with the Wailing Wall and the
Al Aqsa Mosque are all situated in the vicinity of each other which
makes a simple division impossible. East Jerusalem has been an area of
conflicts throughout the entire 20th century. In 1948 East Jerusalem
was under Jordan authority, but later conquered by Israel in 1967.
Although the State of Israel named Jerusalem its capital this has not
been recognized as such by the UN. East Jerusalem has a Mediterranean
climate with mild winters. Although snow sometimes falls during winter
subzero temperatures are uncommon. Summers are warm and may even be
hot. Most precipitation falls during spring and autumn.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for East Jerusalem.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
13
5
6
14
n/a
February
15
5
7
12
n/a
March
17
7
8
10
n/a
April
22
10
9
5
n/a
May
26
13
11
2
n/a
June
29
16
13
0
n/a
July
30
18
13
0
n/a
August
30
18
12
0
n/a
September
29
17
11
0
n/a
October
26
14
9
4
n/a
November
20
10
8
8
n/a
December
15
6
6
12
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
