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Tel Aviv sits on Israel's Mediterranean coast at approximately 32.08°N, 34.78°E, right on the sea. It has a classic Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — hot, humid, rainless summers and mild, wet winters — with the sea moderating its temperatures so that it is warmer in winter and stickier in summer than the hills inland. It enjoys long stretches of sunshine, around 3,300 hours a year, with clear skies from May to September.
Summer, from June to September, is hot, muggy and almost entirely rainless, with July and August the warmest months — average highs around 31–32°C and warm nights near 22–23°C. The defining discomfort is humidity: sitting on the coast, the air is sticky and the 'feels-like' temperature runs high, though a reliable sea breeze offers relief. Occasional heat waves driven by desert winds can push temperatures toward 40°C, but the air then turns dry.
Winter, from December to February, is mild and the rainy season, with January the coolest month — average highs around 18°C and lows near 8°C — milder than Mediterranean cities further north in Europe. Sunny days alternate with spells of rain, and occasional cold, windy periods can bring lows close to freezing and daytime highs of only 10–12°C, but frost and snow are essentially unknown on the coast.
Tel Aviv receives around 535 mm of rain a year, concentrated in the winter months and quite abundant from December to February — January is the wettest — while June through September are effectively bone dry. The sea stays warm enough for swimming from around June to November. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Tel Aviv's coastal setting is the key to its weather: the Mediterranean keeps its winters mild and its summers muggy, and the ever-present humidity, rather than extreme heat, is what defines the long summer. The reliable afternoon sea breeze is a welcome relief on sultry days, and the city's beach-friendly warm, sunny season stretches from mid-May right through to mid-October.
To follow any single measurement in Tel Aviv more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.