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 →
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, 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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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