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 →
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, 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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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