Harashim has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy and occasionally snowy winters. The village receives 986.8 mm (39 in) of precipitation per year. Summers are rainless and hot with an average high temperature of 29 °C (84 °F) and an average low temperature of 18 °C (64 °F). Winters are cool and wet, and precipitation is occasionally in the form of snow. Winters have an average high temperature of 12 °C (54 °F) and an average low temperature of 5 °C (41 °F). Harashim is the wettest inhabited place in Israel.[3]
| Climate data for Harashim (1991-2020 normals, 1952-2022 extremes) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
22.0
(71.6) |
24.4
(75.9) |
32.0
(89.6) |
34.1
(93.4) |
36.0
(96.8) |
37.9
(100.2) |
40.0
(104.0) |
41.1
(106.0) |
39.5
(103.1) |
35.0
(95.0) |
29.5
(85.1) |
24.0
(75.2) |
41.1
(106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
11.3
(52.3) |
12.4
(54.3) |
15.7
(60.3) |
20.0
(68.0) |
24.6
(76.3) |
27.1
(80.8) |
28.9
(84.0) |
29.3
(84.7) |
27.7
(81.9) |
24.5
(76.1) |
18.5
(65.3) |
13.5
(56.3) |
21.1
(70.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
8.2
(46.8) |
8.8
(47.8) |
11.3
(52.3) |
14.7
(58.5) |
18.8
(65.8) |
21.5
(70.7) |
23.4
(74.1) |
23.7
(74.7) |
22.1
(71.8) |
19.3
(66.7) |
14.5
(58.1) |
10.3
(50.5) |
16.4
(61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
5.0
(41.0) |
5.1
(41.2) |
6.9
(44.4) |
9.5
(49.1) |
13.0
(55.4) |
16.0
(60.8) |
18.0
(64.4) |
18.2
(64.8) |
16.4
(61.5) |
14.1
(57.4) |
10.4
(50.7) |
7.2
(45.0) |
11.6
(53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−5.0
(23.0) |
−5.0
(23.0) |
−0.6
(30.9) |
−2.2
(28.0) |
3.5
(38.3) |
8.6
(47.5) |
12.2
(54.0) |
12.6
(54.7) |
11.0
(51.8) |
4.6
(40.3) |
−0.2
(31.6) |
−2.8
(27.0) |
−5.0
(23.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
267
(10.5) |
189
(7.4) |
106
(4.2) |
47
(1.9) |
17.4
(0.69) |
1.7
(0.07) |
0
(0) |
0
(0) |
4.7
(0.19) |
33
(1.3) |
107
(4.2) |
214
(8.4) |
986.8
(38.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
12.5 |
10.3 |
8.0 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
10.5 |
58.3 |
| Source: Israel Meteorological Service[5][6] |
