Climate Change Chart of Tel Aviv, Israel

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.41 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted mean of monthly averages, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in September, with a difference of +1.23 °C. By contrast, January had the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -0.38 °C; these extremes describe particular months rather than every month.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of +0.05 mm/day compared with the earlier period. This is an unweighted average of monthly means, and the rainfall figures describe daily amounts rather than monthly totals. The largest monthly increase occurred in February, with a difference of +0.89 mm/day. In December, the largest monthly decrease was a difference of -0.43 mm/day, showing that the monthly changes were not uniform.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -0.18 hours/day in the more recent period. This unweighted summary of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average. The largest monthly decrease was in March, with a difference of -0.48 hours/day; that monthly result does not by itself describe the change in every month.

Changes in snowfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily snowfall is unchanged at the displayed precision, with a difference of 0.00 mm/day. This rounded comparison does not establish that snowfall was absent or rule out differences below the displayed precision.