Tel Aviv District · Israel
Tel Aviv in December
In December, Tel Aviv averages a daytime high of 20 °C and a night-time low of 10 °C, with about 137 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Tel Aviv's most comfortable months, March to May, October and November.
- Average high
- 20 °C
- Average low
- 10 °C
- Rain in the month
- 137 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 10 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 115
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Tel Aviv
December is the 10th warmest month in Tel Aviv by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 17 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 9 °C to 23 °C. By day, December is 5 °C cooler than November, and January is 2 °C cooler than December.
December brings 137 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 46 mm (549 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 10 h, 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 | 17 °C | 9 °C | 143 mm | |
| February | 18 °C | 9 °C | 96 mm | |
| March | 21 °C | 11 °C | 48 mm | Yes |
| April | 25 °C | 13 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
| May | 28 °C | 17 °C | 4 mm | Yes |
| June | 30 °C | 20 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 23 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 23 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 22 °C | 1 mm | |
| October | 29 °C | 19 °C | 26 mm | Yes |
| November | 24 °C | 14 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| December | 20 °C | 10 °C | 137 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 December a good time to visit Tel Aviv?
Not by the measure used here: about 137 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Tel Aviv are March to May, October and November; the nearest are November, before, and March, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Tel Aviv that are comfortable in December
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Tel Aviv
This guide lists 115 places to stay in Tel Aviv: 16 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 99 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 19; 1–3 km, 90; 3–10 km, 3.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.