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Israel in March

Around 21 °C with 33 mm of rain and 7.7 hours of sun a day.

March is a solid shoulder-season month in Israel. Around 21 °C with 33 mm of rain and 7.7 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Israel · March
What the weather usually does

Israel · typical month

  • Day / night
    11 – 21 °C
    Year range 8 – 34 °C
  • Rainfall
    33 mm
    Year range 1 – 51 mm
  • Sunshine
    7.7 hr / day
    Year range 6.0 – 10.0 hr / day
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What’s open · March

Things to do in Israel in March

Nothing in Israel shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in March.

  • At its best
    Masada and the Dead Sea

    spring and autumn give comfortable hiking temperatures at the lowest point on Earth

    Sources: deadsea.com, deadsea.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Israel

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Reconsider travel
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk

Parts of Israel carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyIsrael. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (16.9), highest in July (34.2). Monthly means: 16.9, 18.0, 21.3, 26.0, 29.8, 32.3, 34.2, 34.2, 32.5, 29.1, 24.3, 19.2.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January16.98.24.621.8
February18.08.75.024.3
March21.310.97.429.3
April26.014.010.033.3
May29.817.513.837.3
June32.320.517.836.2
July34.222.821.237.1
August34.223.321.637.0
September32.521.719.535.7
October29.118.615.532.9
November24.314.410.629.6
December19.210.47.123.9
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyIsrael. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (1), highest in January (51). Monthly means: 51, 42, 33, 15, 7, 1, 1, 1, 2, 9, 21, 42.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January51
February42
March33
April15
May7
June1
July1
August1
September2
October9
November21
December42
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyIsrael. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (6.0), highest in June (10.0). Monthly means: 6.4, 6.9, 7.7, 9.0, 9.7, 10.0, 9.8, 9.4, 8.6, 7.7, 6.8, 6.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.4
February6.9
March7.7
April9.0
May9.7
June10.0
July9.8
August9.4
September8.6
October7.7
November6.8
December6.0
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyIsrael. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in November (8.1), highest in May (10.0). Monthly means: 9.8, 9.2, 9.9, 9.6, 10.0, 9.6, 9.6, 9.5, 9.2, 8.2, 8.1, 9.1.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January9.85.518.9
February9.25.416.8
March9.95.617.4
April9.66.314.6
May10.07.014.2
June9.67.212.3
July9.67.511.7
August9.57.411.8
September9.27.111.4
October8.26.011.0
November8.15.413.8
December9.15.516.8
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