Swimming in Israel in may 2025 Sea temperature by city in may
Do you want to go to the beach in Israel in may 2025? Is it the right month to go for pleasant temperatures and staying in the water for a long time? The answer is on this page with the sea temperatures in may in Israel by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.
Sea temperature in Israel in may 2025
Here, find the average sea temperature in Israel in may in several coastal cities.
South in may
75°F
min: 73°F / max: 78°F
71°F
min: 67°F / max: 75°F
Ashqelon
71°F
min: 67°F / max: 75°F
Coastal Zone in may
70°F
min: 66°F / max: 75°F
71°F
min: 66°F / max: 75°F
71°F
min: 66°F / max: 75°F
Bat Yam
71°F
min: 67°F / max: 75°F
Hadera
70°F
min: 66°F / max: 75°F
Herzliya
70°F
min: 66°F / max: 75°F
North in may
Where should you go swimming in Israel in the month of may?
Swimming in Israel in may is pleasant
In may in Israel swimming conditions are generally the same everywhere.
As for Eilat, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nahariya, Netanya, Acre, Ashdod, Ashqelon, Bat Yam, Hadera, Herzliya, Jaffa, Qiryat Yam and Tirat Karmel (Karmel Mountain National Park), swimming is pleasant in may. The sea water is 75°F on average (min: 73°F/max: 78°F) so you can easily spend time in the water.
Where to go swimming in Israel in may: the map of sea temperatures
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freezing swimmingWater temperature and seasonal norms in may
Eilat
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 73°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 78°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 86°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 94°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 79°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.1in | ||
| Cloud cover | 6% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Eilat in may
Tel Aviv
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 70°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 66°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 77°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 81°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 76°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.4in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 0 jour(s) (1%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 11% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Tel Aviv in may
Haifa
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 71°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 66°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 79°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 86°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 72°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.2in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 0 jour(s) (0%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 13% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Haifa in may
Nahariya
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 71°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 66°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 76°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 79°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 74°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.7in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 1 jour(s) (3%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 13% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Nahariya in may
Netanya
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 71°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 66°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 77°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 81°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 76°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.6in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 1 jour(s) (2%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 12% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Netanya in may
List of coastal cities in Israel
| Eilat in may | pleasant swimming |
| Tel Aviv in may | pleasant swimming |
| Haifa in may | pleasant swimming |
| Nahariya in may | pleasant swimming |
| Netanya in may | pleasant swimming |
| Acre in may | pleasant swimming |
| Ashdod in may | pleasant swimming |
| Ashqelon in may | pleasant swimming |
| Bat Yam in may | pleasant swimming |
| Hadera in may | pleasant swimming |
| Herzliya in may | pleasant swimming |
| Jaffa in may | pleasant swimming |
| Qiryat Yam in may | pleasant swimming |
| Tirat Karmel (Karmel Mountain National Park) in may | pleasant swimming |