Israel in January: where is it warmest?
In January, Eilat is the warmest place with 19 °C by day, Safed the coolest with 12 °C. 9 of 15 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in January, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eilat | 53 | 19° | 22° | 7 h | 2 |
| Petah Tikva | 71 | 17° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Tiberias | 71 | 17° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Ashdod | 71 | 17° | 19° | 6 h | 10 |
| Bnei Brak | 71 | 17° | 19° | 6 h | 11 |
| Netanya | 70 | 17° | 19° | 6 h | 11 |
| Tel Aviv | 68 | 17° | 19° | 6 h | 11 |
| Rishon LeZion | 68 | 17° | 19° | 6 h | 11 |
| Acre | 24 | 17° | 19° | 6 h | 12 |
| Beersheba | 77 | 16° | – | 6 h | 6 |
| Haifa | 63 | 16° | 19° | 6 h | 12 |
| Ashkelon | 29 | 16° | 19° | 6 h | 10 |
| Nazareth | 55 | 15° | – | 5 h | 12 |
| Jerusalem | 48 | 13° | – | 5 h | 10 |
| Safed | 41 | 12° | – | 5 h | 11 |
Israel in January: quick answers
Israel in January: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in January are Eilat (19 °C), Petah Tikva (17 °C) and Tiberias (17 °C).
Israel in January: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Eilat (22 °C), Ashdod (19 °C) and Bnei Brak (19 °C).
Israel in January: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Beersheba, Petah Tikva and Tiberias.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences