Jerusalem District · Israel
Jerusalem in September
In September, Jerusalem averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 19 °C, with almost no rain over the month. It falls outside Jerusalem's most comfortable months, March to May, October and November.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 19 °C
- Rain in the month
- 0 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 103
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Jerusalem
September is the 3rd warmest month in Jerusalem by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 15 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 6 °C to 21 °C. By day, September is 1 °C cooler than August, and October is 3 °C cooler than September.
September brings almost no rain, less than the monthly average of 37 mm (439 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 10 h at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C | 6 °C | 120 mm | |
| February | 17 °C | 7 °C | 99 mm | |
| March | 20 °C | 9 °C | 53 mm | Yes |
| April | 25 °C | 12 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
| May | 29 °C | 15 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
| June | 31 °C | 18 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 21 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 21 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 19 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 29 °C | 16 °C | 14 mm | Yes |
| November | 23 °C | 12 °C | 48 mm | Yes |
| December | 18 °C | 8 °C | 86 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is September a good time to visit Jerusalem?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Jerusalem are March to May, October and November; the nearest are May, before, and October, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Israel in September
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Jerusalem that are comfortable in September
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Jerusalem
This guide lists 103 places to stay in Jerusalem: 8 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 95 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 11; 1–3 km, 72; 3–10 km, 11; 10 km or more, 5.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.