Climate
The climate of Tulkarm is Mediterranean and subtropical as the area surrounding it, with rainfall limited to the winter. The average temperature in the winter ranges from 8 to 16 °C (46 to 61 °F), while the average temperature in the summer ranges from 17 to 30 °C (63 to 86 °F). Tulkarem is distinguished by the moderating effect the sea breeze has on its climate because of its location on the Samarian mountains.. The average temperature doesn’t exceed 27 °C (81 °F) in August, while February's average temperature doesn’t fall below 13.5 °C (56 °F). Humidity is moderate in summer, about 40-70%, though it rises in winter to between 70-85%. Tulkarem receives in excess of 550 millimeters (22 in) of rain yearly, which is dispersed and intermittent, characteristic of the Mediterranean Basin.
| Climate data for Tulkarm | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.76 (72.97) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.54 (59.97) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 124.9 (4.917) |
92.2 (3.63) |
52.8 (2.079) |
23.6 (0.929) |
2.7 (0.106) |
2.8 (0.11) |
2.2 (0.087) |
0.7 (0.028) |
1.2 (0.047) |
28.0 (1.102) |
77.4 (3.047) |
135.5 (5.335) |
538.3 (21.193) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 13.9 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 11.8 | 63.7 |
| Source: Israel Meteorological Service | |||||||||||||
The rainy season starts in October and continues through May. Between December and February, almost 70% of annual rainfall occurs, while 20% of annual rainfall occurs in October and November. Rain in June and September is rare and comes to negligible amounts. July and August have no rain at all, except for one rainfall of 1.5 millimeters (0.059 in) on July 10, 1995 in Tulkarem City (Tulkarm Agricultural Department). The mean annual rainfall in the city of Tulkarem is 642 millimeters (25.3 in) for the period from 1952 to 1995 (Tulkarem Agricultural Department).
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