Ramallah (West Bank) weather by month

The best time to visit Ramallah (West Bank) is April, May and October — 94/100 in April, 23°C and 4 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (89/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 69/100 — cool, rainy. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Palestine →

Ramallah🇵🇸 Palestine · Levant · City94
  1. 69Jan
  2. 73Feb
  3. 81Mar
  4. 94Apr
  5. 93May
  6. 89Jun
  7. 84Jul
  8. 82Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 92Oct
  11. 85Nov
  12. 72Dec

Best season: March to May (89/100 on average) · worst January (69/100)

Days
23°C
Nights
12°C
Wet days
4
Sun
11.5 h
Humidity
59%
Daylight
13 h
Ramallah, Palestine
Photo: Djex93 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ramallah, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Ramallah 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
Jan69C13°C12 d9 hBusy2
Feb73B14°C11 d9 hBusy2
Mar81A17°C9 d10 hPeak3
Apr94S23°C4 d12 hBusy2
May93S27°C3 d13 hBusy1
Jun89A29°C1 d13 hPeak2
Jul84A31°C0 d13 hBusy1
Aug82A31°C0 d12 hBusy1
Sep87A30°C1 d11 hBusy1
Oct92S26°C4 d10 hBusy1
Nov85A20°C7 d9 hShoulder1
Dec72B15°C10 d8 hQuiet1

What's on in Ramallah through the year

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

January
  • Ramadan25 Jan – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
March
  • Spring on the hills1 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)Nature
  • Eid al-Fitr1 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)Holiday
May
  • Eid al-Adha1 May – 5 Jun (usually)Holiday
June
  • The hill summer15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)Season
October
  • Olive harvest1 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Nature
December
  • The cold snaps20 Dec – 28 Feb (usually)Season

Everything on in Ramallah through the year →

Crowds in Ramallah 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.

BusyEid al-Fitr, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Ramallah

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

Forum posters describe October as bringing very good weather to the region - not too hot, with only a small chance of rain - a useful anchor point suggesting the warmer months leading up to it, May included, should already be dry with rising but not yet peak-summer heat. Posters generally describe Ramallah as a safe, welcoming city for visitors, with an active nightlife and social scene and a sizable expat community that keeps English widely spoken. Given limited detailed weather-specific trip reports for Ramallah, posters' broader West Bank seasonal guidance - dry, warming spring conditions by May, well ahead of the hottest summer months - is the most reliable reference available for planning a visit.
Tripadvisor community · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe November in this part of the West Bank and wider Israel/Palestine region as rarely bringing rain in a typical year, though posters note one recent November did break that pattern with early rain after several dry years. Posters discussing nearby Jerusalem - at a similar mountain elevation to Ramallah - describe evenings turning genuinely chilly in October and November, recommending a light jacket even when days stay mild and sunny. Posters visiting the wider area describe Ramallah itself as calm and generally straightforward to visit, distinct in character from other West Bank towns even as the climate through the hill country runs broadly similar. Posters generally rate November as mild by day and cool by night for Ramallah, with rain a real but not typical possibility.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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