THE CLIMATE STORY OF

JERUSALEM

≈1.3 °C warmer today than in the mid-20th century

1940: 16.5 °C1941: 17.2 °C1942: 16.7 °C1943: 16.4 °C1944: 16.6 °C1945: 16.0 °C1946: 16.8 °C1947: 17.3 °C1948: 15.6 °C1949: 15.5 °C1950: 17.1 °C1951: 17.6 °C1952: 17.4 °C1953: 16.5 °C1954: 16.8 °C1955: 17.5 °C1956: 16.9 °C1957: 16.9 °C1958: 17.4 °C1959: 16.4 °C1960: 18.1 °C1961: 16.6 °C1962: 17.8 °C1963: 17.5 °C1964: 16.1 °C1965: 17.1 °C1966: 17.8 °C1967: 16.1 °C1968: 17.0 °C1969: 17.1 °C1970: 16.9 °C1971: 16.6 °C1972: 16.4 °C1973: 16.7 °C1974: 16.7 °C1975: 16.4 °C1976: 16.5 °C1977: 16.9 °C1978: 17.0 °C1979: 17.4 °C1980: 16.8 °C1981: 16.7 °C1982: 16.0 °C1983: 15.9 °C1984: 16.5 °C1985: 17.1 °C1986: 16.7 °C1987: 16.7 °C1988: 16.8 °C1989: 16.7 °C1990: 16.9 °C1991: 16.9 °C1992: 15.6 °C1993: 16.8 °C1994: 17.2 °C1995: 16.8 °C1996: 17.1 °C1997: 16.6 °C1998: 17.8 °C1999: 17.9 °C2000: 17.0 °C2001: 17.6 °C2002: 17.3 °C2003: 17.2 °C2004: 17.3 °C2005: 17.2 °C2006: 17.0 °C2007: 17.4 °C2008: 17.6 °C2009: 17.6 °C2010: 19.3 °C2011: 16.9 °C2012: 17.6 °C2013: 17.6 °C2014: 17.7 °C2015: 17.6 °C2016: 18.1 °C2017: 17.7 °C2018: 18.2 °C2019: 17.7 °C2020: 17.9 °C2021: 18.5 °C2022: 17.7 °C2023: 18.5 °C2024: 18.4 °C2025: 18.5 °C
1940Annual mean temperature, 1940–20252025

Heat-record watch

Warmest day of the last 14 days: 34.0 °C (August 26, 2026)

All-time record since 1940: 41.1 °C (August 13, 2023)

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Data: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis). Warming-stripes concept: Ed Hawkins.