Bethlehem (West Bank) weather by month

The best time to visit Bethlehem (West Bank) is April, May and October — 96/100 in April, 24°C and 4 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (91/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 74/100 — cool, a little rain. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Palestine →

Bethlehem🇵🇸 Palestine · Levant · City96
  1. 74Jan
  2. 78Feb
  3. 86Mar
  4. 96Apr
  5. 91May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 83Jul
  8. 82Aug
  9. 85Sep
  10. 92Oct
  11. 89Nov
  12. 77Dec

Best season: March to May (91/100 on average) · worst January (74/100)

Days
24°C
Nights
14°C
Wet days
4
Sun
11.6 h
Humidity
55%
Daylight
13 h
Bethlehem, Palestine
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Bethlehem, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Bethlehem is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan74B13°C10 d9 hBusy3
Feb78B15°C10 d9 hBusy1
Mar86A18°C8 d10 hPeak2
Apr96S24°C4 d12 hBusy1
May91S28°C2 d13 hBusy2
Jun87A30°C1 d13 hBusy2
Jul83A32°C0 d13 hShoulder1
Aug82A32°C0 d12 hShoulder1
Sep85A30°C0 d11 hShoulder1
Oct92S27°C3 d10 hBusy1
Nov89A21°C7 d9 hShoulder1
Dec77B16°C9 d8 hBusy1

What's on in Bethlehem through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Greek Orthodox Christmas6–7 JanFestival
  • Armenian Christmas18–19 JanFestival
  • Ramadan18 Feb – 19 MarHoliday
March
  • Holy Week and Easter29 Mar – 12 AprFestival
May
  • Eid al-Adha1 May – 5 Jun (usually)Holiday
June
  • Summer pilgrim lull15 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)Season
September
  • Al-Khader grape market1–30 Sep (usually)Festival
October
  • Olive harvest1 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Nature
December
  • Latin Christmas24–25 DecFestival

Everything on in Bethlehem through the year →

Crowds in Bethlehem in April

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyHoly Week and Easter, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Bethlehem

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe April in this region as warm but not very hot, with rain unlikely by this point in spring, though evenings still call for a light jacket or sweater given the elevation of the Jerusalem-Bethlehem hill country. Posters note that by the end of April, the clocks have moved to summer time, giving longer, lighter evenings and extended visiting hours at many sites - a practical bonus alongside the comfortable temperatures. Posters commonly describe reaching the Church of the Nativity from Jerusalem by bus with a short taxi or a walkable few kilometers from the drop-off point, weather permitting. Posters generally rate April as a comfortable, mild time to visit Bethlehem, well clear of both winter cold and summer heat.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Regulars are specific the winter rains are only just beginning by this month, not yet in force, so most days stay sunny and comfortably mild for touring even as the real summer heat has passed. Our row backs that warm, genuinely dry read, 22.3C reading as a hot 26C, over 18.1C nights feeling 19C, with rain minimal at 13.8mm across just 2.7 days and humidity at 61 percent. Regulars are consistent hill towns like this one run genuinely cooler than the coast, especially after sunset, a light jacket or sweater the standard advice for mornings and evenings even on a warm-afternoon day, with an occasional hamsin wind spell capable of spiking temperatures unexpectedly. The record: 10.3 hours of sun, a 12 kph wind and AQI 58.
WinterRainsStartButNotInForceYet · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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