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June Weather in Rafaḩ Palestinian Territories

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 82°F to 86°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 91°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 64°F to 70°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 73°F.

For reference, on August 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Rafaḩ typically range from 72°F to 88°F, while on January 24, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 63°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in June in Rafaḩ

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on June. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in June in Rafaḩ

Average Hourly Temperature in June in RafaḩJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMayJulcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States (6,464 miles away) and Porto Alegre, Brazil (7,030 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Rafaḩ (view comparison).

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The month of June in Rafaḩ experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 10% to 0%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 0% on June 30.

The clearest day of the month is June 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 100% of the time.

For reference, on December 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 30%, while on June 29, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 100%.

Cloud Cover Categories in June in Rafaḩ

Cloud Cover Categories in June in RafaḩJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MayJulDec 970%Dec 970%Jun 190%Jun 190%Jun 30100%Jun 30100%Jun 1196%Jun 1196%Jun 2199%Jun 2199%clearovercastpartly cloudymostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of June in Rafaḩ, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is June 1, with 14 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in June in Rafaḩ

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in June in RafaḩJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMayJulJun 2014 hr, 11 minJun 2014 hr, 11 minnightnightdaydayJun 114 hr, 3 minJun 114 hr, 3 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Rafaḩ is 5:38 AM on June 11 and the latest sunrise is 4 minutes later at 5:42 AM on June 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:42 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 9 minutes later at 7:51 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Rafaḩ during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during June, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets 14 hours, 11 minutes later, at 7:50 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:37 AM and sets 10 hours, 7 minutes later, at 4:44 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in June in Rafaḩ

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in June in RafaḩJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMayJul5:38 AM5:38 AMJun 117:47 PMJun 117:47 PM5:42 AM5:42 AMJun 307:51 PMJun 307:51 PM5:39 AM5:39 AMJun 17:42 PMJun 17:42 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of June. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in June in Rafaḩ

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in June in RafaḩJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMayJul0010102020203030404050505060607070800001010202030303040405050606060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of June 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for June 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in June in Rafaḩ

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in June in RafaḩJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMayJulMay 86:23 AMMay 86:23 AMMay 234:54 PMMay 234:54 PMJun 63:38 PMJun 63:38 PMJun 224:09 AMJun 224:09 AMJul 61:58 AMJul 61:58 AMJul 211:18 PMJul 211:18 PM5:44 AM5:44 AM8:06 PM8:06 PM7:48 PM7:48 PM5:55 AM5:55 AM5:05 AM5:05 AM8:04 PM8:04 PM7:41 PM7:41 PM5:31 AM5:31 AM5:45 AM5:45 AM8:40 PM8:40 PM8:12 PM8:12 PM6:37 AM6:37 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jun 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
33%2:01 AME2:22 PMW-8:10 AMS229,011 mi
2
22%2:32 AME3:28 PMW-8:58 AMS228,729 mi
3
13%3:04 AMENE4:36 PMWNW-9:47 AMS228,984 mi
4
6%3:39 AMENE5:45 PMWNW-10:38 AMS229,859 mi
5
2%4:18 AMENE6:56 PMWNW-11:34 AMS231,394 mi
6
0%5:05 AMENE8:04 PMWNW-12:32 PMS233,554 mi
7
1%5:58 AMENE9:06 PMNW-1:32 PMS236,226 mi
8
5%6:57 AMENE10:01 PMWNW-2:30 PMS239,217 mi
9
10%7:59 AMENE10:47 PMWNW-3:26 PMS242,290 mi
10
17%9:02 AMENE11:25 PMWNW-4:17 PMS245,192 mi
11
26%10:02 AMENE11:58 PMWNW-5:03 PMS247,689 mi
12
35%11:00 AMENE--5:46 PMS249,586 mi
13
45%-12:26 AMWNW11:56 AME6:26 PMS250,743 mi
14
50%-12:52 AMW12:50 PME7:05 PMS251,079 mi
15
64%-1:17 AMW1:43 PME7:43 PMS250,580 mi
16
73%-1:41 AMW2:37 PME8:23 PMS249,298 mi
17
81%-2:07 AMWSW3:33 PMESE9:05 PMS247,344 mi
18
89%-2:36 AMWSW4:32 PMESE9:51 PMS244,879 mi
19
94%-3:09 AMWSW5:34 PMESE10:41 PMS242,105 mi
20
98%-3:49 AMWSW6:38 PMESE11:36 PMS239,241 mi
21
99%-4:36 AMWSW7:41 PMESE--
22
100%-5:31 AMSW8:40 PMESE12:36 AMS236,509 mi
23
99%-6:35 AMWSW9:33 PMESE1:38 AMS234,101 mi
24
95%-7:43 AMWSW10:19 PMESE2:38 AMS232,157 mi
25
89%-8:53 AMWSW10:58 PMESE3:36 AMS230,747 mi
26
81%-10:02 AMWSW11:32 PMESE4:30 AMS229,874 mi
27
71%-11:09 AMW-5:20 AMS229,494 mi
28
59%12:04 AME12:15 PMW-6:08 AMS229,543 mi
29
50%12:34 AME1:20 PMW-6:55 AMS229,962 mi
30
36%1:05 AME2:26 PMWNW-7:43 AMS230,709 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Rafaḩ is very rapidly increasing during June, rising from 25% to 73% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 12, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 94% of the time, while on December 26, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in June in Rafaḩ

Humidity Comfort Levels in June in RafaḩJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MayJulJun 125%Jun 125%Jun 3073%Jun 3073%Jun 1143%Jun 1143%Jun 2161%Jun 2161%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydrymiserablemiserable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Rafaḩ is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.0 miles per hour, while on August 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in June in Rafaḩ

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Rafaḩ during June is predominantly out of the north from June 1 to June 17 and the west from June 17 to June 30.

Wind Direction in June in Rafaḩ

Wind Direction in June in RafaḩNWJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MayJulwestnortheastsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Rafaḩ is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Rafaḩ is increasing during June, rising by 5°F, from 74°F to 79°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in June in Rafaḩ

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Rafaḩ are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in June in Rafaḩ

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in June in RafaḩJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MayJul100%Jun 16100%Jun 16Jul 11100%Jul 11100%coolcomfortablewarmhotcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Rafaḩ are rapidly increasing during June, increasing by 741°F, from 1,824°F to 2,565°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in June in Rafaḩ

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of June, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Rafaḩ is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 8.4 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during June is 8.5 kWh on June 22.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in June in Rafaḩ

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in June in RafaḩJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMayJulJun 228.5 kWhJun 228.5 kWhJun 18.3 kWhJun 18.3 kWhJun 118.4 kWhJun 118.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Rafaḩ are 31.287 deg latitude, 34.260 deg longitude, and 259 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Rafaḩ contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 226 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 196 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (476 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,022 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Rafaḩ is covered by sparse vegetation (55%), bare soil (19%), and artificial surfaces (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (29%) and water (29%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (42%) and water (39%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Rafaḩ, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Rafaḩ.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Rafaḩ according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Rafaḩ is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Rafaḩ and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Rafaḩ and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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