Jerusalem Weather in April
Jerusalem in April
The short of it: Jerusalem in April averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 12 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 17 mm · daylight 12 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Jerusalem an average April high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 17 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from March to about 22°, with nights near 11°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 55 min in mid-April, 61 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates April 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Jerusalem runs about middling and wetter than most in April. West Jerusalem, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
April in Jerusalem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 38 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West JerusalemJerusalem | 1 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 17 mm |
| East JerusalemWest Bank | 2 km NE | 22° | 11° | 17 mm |
| Ma‘ale AdummimWest Bank | 8 km E | 24° | 13° | 12 mm |
| BattirWest Bank | 12 km SW | 22° | 11° | 15 mm |
| RamallahWest Bank | 15 km N | 21° | 11° | 20 mm |
| Al BīrahWest Bank | 16 km N | 21° | 11° | 19 mm |
| Bet ShemeshJerusalem | 22 km WSW | 24° | 12° | 12 mm |
| Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘utCentral District | 24 km NW | 24° | 12° | 15 mm |