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Israel has a Mediterranean climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool, rainy winters, as modified locally by altitude and latitude. January is the coldest month, with temperatures from 5 °C to 10 °C, and August is the hottest month at 18 °C to 38 °C . About 70 % of the average rainfall in the country falls between November and March; June through August are often rainless. Rainfall is unevenly distributed, decreasing sharply as one moves southward. In the extreme south, rainfall averages less than 100 millimeters annually; in the north, average annual rainfall is 1,128 millimeters. |
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 Young woman enjoying the weather on the beach in Tel Aviv |