Climate
El-rom has Mediterranean-type weather, with hot and dry summers followed by cold and humid winters. Being situated at the northern part of the Golan Heights and at an altitude of over one thousand meters above sea level gives it a unique year-round weather in comparison to most of Israel. Summer time, in between May and September, is dry with almost no precipitation at all and temperatures of 25-30 degrees Celsius during the day in the hot months of July and August. Nights are mostly cool due to the continental wind blowing from the vast desert to the east. Winter temperature averages seven degrees Celsius in the cold months of January and February during the day and lows of 2-3 degrees Celsius, at times dropping below zero. The rains start in September and go on until May giving life to the area, filling up the reservoirs and a lot of precious water to the Sea of Galilee. The annual rainfall averages 940 millimeters of rain and occasional snow. Fog is very common throughout the year. In recent years, temperatures are rising and droughts are becoming more frequent because of global warming and the shifting weather patterns.
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