Weather in Tel Aviv in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Tel Aviv in December
The temperature in December is +73°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +84°F during the day and a minimum of +52°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +75°F to +70°F.
Is Tel Aviv warm or cold in December?
Tel Aviv is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +75°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +59°F to +52°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Tel Aviv, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Tel Aviv in December
Water in Tel Aviv in December is Fresh. It varies from +67°F to +72°F, with an average of +69°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +66°F.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Tel Aviv in December?
Climate in Tel Aviv in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +75°F | +66°F | +63°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +37°F | +36°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +95°F | +86°F | +81°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 47 mm | 78 mm | 89 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +74°F | +69°F | +66°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 64% | 68% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +75°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +66°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 47 mm to 78 mm. Humidity rises from 64% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 15 sunny days in November to 12 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tel Aviv is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Tel Aviv?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Tel Aviv in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+73°F) and the highest in 2010 (+80°F). The driest year was 2017 with only 174 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1991 with 633 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tel Aviv, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.