Eilat weather in July
July in Eilat: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 40°C afternoons.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Eilat · #598 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 82/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 41°C
- Nights
- 28°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 12.7 h
- Humidity
- 39%
- Daylight
- 14 h

Traveller notes on Eilat in July
Notes from nearby Wadi Rum (46 km away)
Eilat doesn't have its own notes for July yet — these are about Wadi Rum, close enough to share the season.
Wadi Rum-forum threads asking whether mid-July is too hot for a desert tour describe daytime readings as genuinely intense, posters citing forecasts in the high thirties to low forties Celsius. Regulars call full-day tours still doable despite the heat, operators building a longer lunch break to wait out the worst hours. Posters describe the desert as cooling considerably once the sun goes down, nighttime readings dropping to a comfortable range by comparison. Regulars call Bedouin camp tents without fans, AC or electricity the standard setup, real heat tolerance necessary for anyone staying overnight in July. Posters recommend real sun protection and far more water than feels necessary regardless of activity. Regulars call the landscape still worth the heat for most visitors, sunrise and sunset both more comfortable windows for exploring. The record: 34.8C days feeling like 35C, 20.8C nights, effectively no measurable precipitation and 35 percent humidity.
Other months in Eilat
Forum posters describe late April in Eilat as bringing daytime highs in the low-to-mid 30sC, with a real chance of a sharav (hot desert wind) pushing temperatures toward 40C on the hottest days. Posters cite sea temperatures early in the month still on the cool side, around 21-22C, warm enough for swimming by month's end but cool enough that many snorkelers still opt for at least a 'shorty' wetsuit. Posters consistently rate April through June as the sweet spot for a Eilat visit - warm enough for the beach, not yet the full heat of summer, and still cool enough in the evenings for comfortable hiking in the surrounding desert. Posters generally rate April as close to ideal for Eilat, good beach weather paired with hiking-friendly evenings.
October is the forum's sweet spot for Eilat: the sea is still at summer temperature, about 26°C, while the air has come off the summer peak — though coming off the peak here still means an average high of 32°C, against cool nights near 19. No rain at all. For diving that combination is the entire point: warm water, bearable surface conditions. It is also after the Jewish holidays, so the town is not crowded. Late October into early November is what regulars name as the ideal window.
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Eilat climate normals — July
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Eilat in July
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.
Quietschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Eilat's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherEilat's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Eilat in July
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
The unusable afternoon
1 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyExtreme heatDesert heat with no relief until dark; the diving and the beach clubs run early and late and the middle of the day belongs to air conditioning. Rooms are correspondingly cheap.
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Eilat — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Eilat?
Eilat in July — FAQ
- Is July a good time to visit Eilat?
- July in Eilat: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 40°C afternoons. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Eilat on SeasonMap's comfort score (82/100).
- What is the weather like in Eilat in July?
- In July, Eilat averages a daily high of 41°C and a low of 27.5°C, with about 0 mm of rain over roughly 0 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Eilat in July?
- Eilat has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 62 in July.
Within 300 km: Petra's Petra by Night on 1 Jan – 31 Dec, and Sharm El Sheikh's Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed around 1 Jun – 31 Aug.