Jerusalem Weather in May
Jerusalem in May
The short of it: Jerusalem in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 13 h 46 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 26° · low 15° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 13 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Jerusalem brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 7.0 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 26°; nights run about 15°. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 46 min in mid-May, 51 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Jerusalem runs about middling and wetter than most in May. West Jerusalem, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Jerusalem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West JerusalemJerusalem | 1 km NNE | 26° | 15° | 7.0 mm |
| East JerusalemWest Bank | 2 km NE | 26° | 15° | 7.0 mm |
| Ma‘ale AdummimWest Bank | 8 km E | 28° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| BattirWest Bank | 12 km SW | 26° | 15° | 7.0 mm |
| RamallahWest Bank | 15 km N | 25° | 14° | 6.0 mm |
| Al BīrahWest Bank | 16 km N | 25° | 14° | 6.0 mm |
| Bet ShemeshJerusalem | 22 km WSW | 27° | 16° | 6.0 mm |
| Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘utCentral District | 24 km NW | 27° | 16° | 6.0 mm |