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Facts about Palestine

Palestinian Environment

"An Introduction"

 

The following are some preliminary statistics about the environment in Palestine particularly temperature and rainfall. 

 

Normal Daily Temperature
in Some West Bank Governorates in Centigrade Degrees
( Based on a 21-Year-Period, Average 1975-1995 )

 

Jerusalem

Hebron

Tulkarm

Nablus

Month

Min

Max

Mean

Min

Max

Mean

Min

Max

Mean

Min

Max

Mean

January

6.1

11.4

8.8

4.0

10.0

7

7.7

17.5

12.6

7.2

13.0

10.1

February

7.1

13.5

10.3

4.1

10.6

7.4

7.9

18.8

13.4

8.0

14.8

11.4

March

8.8

16.4

12.6

6.1

13.7

9.9

9.1

20.8

15

9.6

17.2

13.4

April

11.7

20.4

16.1

10.2

19.5

14.9

11.8

25.3

18.6

12.3

21.3

16.8

May

15.1

24.6

19.9

13.2

23.4

18.3

14.1

28.5

21.3

15.1

24.8

20

June

17.5

27.2

22.4

15.7

25.7

20.7

17.4

30.2

23.8

17.2

26.6

21.9

July

18.7

28.1

23.4

17.1

27.0

22.1

20.3

31.2

25.8

19.0

27.8

23.4

August

18.7

28.3

23.5

17.2

27.3

22.3

20.6

31.8

26.2

19.1

27.8

23.5

September

17.7

27.1

22.4

16.2

26.0

21.1

19.5

31.3

25.4

18.4

27.0

22.7

October

16.2

24.5

20.4

13.9

22.4

18.2

16.3

29.3

22.8

16.2

25.2

20.7

November

12.3

18.9

15.6

9.9

17.2

13.6

12.4

24.7

18.6

13.1

19.8

16.5

December

7.8

13.2

10.5

6.3

12.7

9.5

9.2

19.2

14.2

8.2

13.8

11

Annual Av.

14.5

22.9

18.7

12.6

21.5

15.4

15.1

27.2

21.2

14.8

23.1

19.0

Source:Palestinian Meteorological Service,Ministry of Transport.

 

Monthly Average Rainfall for Some Palestinian Governorates
in West Bank. (mm)

 

 

Governorate

Month

Jerusalem

Hebron

Nablus

Tulkarm

September

0.3

2.0

3.0

2.0

October

18.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

November

59.0

61.0

60.0

80.0

December

107.0

108.0

121.0

168.0

January

134.0

140.0

142.0

162.0

February

112.0

121.0

114.0

93.0

March

91.0

86.0

96.0

74.0

April

28.0

40.0

41.0

26.0

May

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

Total

224.0

574.0

288.0

628.0

 

Statistics:Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

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