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West Bank · PalestineSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Tarouja

800 m
Elevation800 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation30 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul30°average high
32.07° N, 35.22° EElevation 800 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit800 m
  • Mid-mountain400 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Tarouja in brief

Mount Tarouja rises to 800 m, West Bank, Palestine.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 31°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Al Lubban ash Sharqīyah, 1.6 km to the E at 586 m.

Facts

Elevation
800 m · 2,625 ft
Region
West Bank
Country
Palestine
Coordinates
32.0689, 35.2238
Nearest airport
Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) · 32 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Tarouja by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°13°6°Jan14°7°Feb18°9°Mar22°11°Apr26°15°May29°18°Jun30°20°Jul31°20°Aug30°19°Sep26°17°Oct20°12°Nov15°8°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Tarouja by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high13°14°18°22°26°29°30°31°30°26°20°15°
Average low6°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°19°17°12°8°
Precipitation173 mm152 mm95 mm23 mm8 mm1 mm0 mm0 mm2 mm24 mm84 mm127 mm
Cloud cover29%28%25%21%13%4%4%5%6%13%21%28%
Daylight10h 1611h 0311h 5712h 5713h 4714h 1414h 0313h 2112h 2411h 2510h 3210h 04
Month score414872949384777681887752

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level2,250 m2,400 m2,800 m3,350 m4,000 m4,350 m4,650 m4,700 m4,500 m4,100 m3,250 m2,550 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Tarouja in 3D

viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Al Lubban ash Sharqīyah

West Bank · 1.6 km E
27°Oct high
3wet days
84score
Al Lubban ash Sharqīyah
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As Sāwiyah

West Bank · 3.7 km NE
27°Oct high
3wet days
84score
As Sāwiyah
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Salfīt

West Bank · 4.4 km W
28°Oct high
3wet days
81score
Salfīt
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Yāsūf

West Bank · 4.6 km N
27°Oct high
3wet days
84score
Yāsūf
Around here

Al Lubban ash Sharqīyah and around

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Al Lubban ash Sharqīyah

West Bank · Palestine
Apr–May · Novbest months
32°July high
586 maltitude
Al Lubban ash Sharqīyah

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