According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Palestine is April to May and October to November. Plan 7–10 days.

Best months for Palestine

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. AprilBest
  5. MayBest
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. September
  10. OctoberBest
  11. NovemberBest
  12. December
Best months
April to May and October to November
How long to stay
7–10 days
Continent
Asia

What Palestine is best for

  • Hiking
  • Food
  • Culture & history

Historic biblical sites in Bethlehem and Jericho, vibrant food souks in Nablus, and the Masar Ibrahim trail.

The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.

Prices
€€€ · more expensive than in Slovakia

Weather in Palestine by month

Monthly averages around Ramallah; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.

MonthAverage temperatureRain
Januaryabout 11 °Csome rain (84 mm)
Februaryabout 12 °Csome rain (66 mm)
Marchabout 15 °Csome rain (36 mm)
April bestabout 18 °Clittle rain (21 mm)
May bestabout 22 °Clittle rain (6 mm)
Juneabout 25 °Clittle rain (0 mm)
Julyabout 27 °Clittle rain (0 mm)
Augustabout 27 °Clittle rain (0 mm)
Septemberabout 26 °Clittle rain (3 mm)
October bestabout 23 °Clittle rain (15 mm)
November bestabout 18 °Csome rain (45 mm)
Decemberabout 14 °Csome rain (81 mm)

Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).

Good to know about Palestine

Language
Arabic
Currencies
Israeli New Shekel (ILS) and Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
Time
UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Plugs
Type C, D, H · 230 V
Driving
On the right
Calling code
+970

Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.

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