Music and Culture
The Mitzpe Ramon Jazz Club hosts musical ensembles on the weekend. On weekdays, it operates as a music school. The Adama Dance Company, established by Liat Dror and Nir Ben Gal, is a troupe based in Mitzpe Ramon. The company opened a complex in the industrial zone that offers classes and workshops, and houses studios and a performance venue. It runs a children's dance school in the town's Spice Route Quarter.
| Climate data for Mitzpe Ramon (1916-2007) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18.9 (0.744) |
14.7 (0.579) |
12.0 (0.472) |
4.9 (0.193) |
1.3 (0.051) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.1 (0.004) |
4.6 (0.181) |
6.5 (0.256) |
13.7 (0.539) |
69.5 (2.736) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 25.1 |
| Source: Israel Meteorological Service, | |||||||||||||
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