Climate Change Chart of Eilat, Israel

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +1.16 °C between the reference periods; this is an unweighted average of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual figure or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in September, with a difference of +2.22 °C. By contrast, January had the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -0.29 °C. These are specific monthly mean comparisons, not evidence that temperatures changed continuously between the reference periods.

Changes in rainfall

The unweighted mean difference in mean daily rainfall, averaged across calendar months, was -0.01 mm/day; it describes the aggregate of monthly means rather than a day-weighted annual average or monthly rainfall totals. Monthly differences were not uniform: October recorded the largest increase, a difference of +0.07 mm/day, while December recorded the largest decrease, a difference of -0.15 mm/day. These comparisons concern mean daily amounts in those months and do not imply that every day or month followed the same pattern.

Changes in sunshine duration

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily sunshine duration had a difference of -0.17 hours/day between the periods. This is an unweighted summary of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average. March had the largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine, with a difference of -0.35 hours/day. This describes the comparison for that month's mean and does not establish a continuous change between the reference periods.