Bethlehem

===Climate===
Bethlehem has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa''), with hot and dry summers and mild, wetter winters. Winter temperatures (mid-December to mid-March) can be cool and rainy. January is the coldest month, with temperatures ranging from 1&nbsp;to&nbsp;13&nbsp;degree Celsius (33–55&nbsp;°F). From May through September, the weather is warm and sunny. August is the hottest month, with a high of 30 degrees Celsius (86&nbsp;°F). Bethlehem receives an average of {{convert|700|mm|in|sp=us}} of rainfall annually, 70% between November and January.<ref name="BMC">{{cite web
|url=http://www.bethlehem-city.org/English/City/GeneralInfo/index.php
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128015913/http://www.bethlehem-city.org/English/City/GeneralInfo/index.php
|archive-date=November 28, 2007
|title=Bethlehem City: Climate
|website=Bethlehem Municipality}}</ref>

Bethlehem's average annual relative [[humidity]] is 60% and reaches its highest rates between January and February. Humidity levels are at their lowest in May. Night dew may occur in up to 180 days per year. The city is influenced by the Mediterranean Sea breeze that occurs around mid-day. However, Bethlehem is affected also by annual waves of hot, dry, sandy and dust ''Khamaseen'' winds from the [[Arabian Desert]], during April, May and mid-June.<ref name="BMC"/>

{{Weather box
|location = Bethlehem
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 12
|Feb high C = 13
|Mar high C = 16
|Apr high C = 22
|May high C = 26
|Jun high C = 28
|Jul high C = 30
|Aug high C = 30
|Sep high C = 28
|Oct high C = 26
|Nov high C = 20
|Dec high C = 14
|Year high C =
|Jan low C = 5
|Feb low C = 5
|Mar low C = 7
|Apr low C = 10
|May low C = 14
|Jun low C = 17
|Jul low C = 19
|Aug low C = 19
|Sep low C = 17
|Oct low C = 15
|Nov low C = 11
|Dec low C = 7
|Year low C =
|Jan rain days = 12
|Feb rain days = 11
|Mar rain days = 9
|Apr rain days = 4
|May rain days = 2
|Jun rain days = 0
|Jul rain days = 0
|Aug rain days = 0
|Sep rain days = 0
|Oct rain days = 3
|Nov rain days = 7
|Dec rain days = 11
|Jan snow days = 1
|Feb snow days = 1
|Mar snow days = 0
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 1
|source 1 = myweather2.com<ref name="weather2">{{cite web|url=http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/Israel/Bethlehem/climate-profile.aspx?month=1 |title=January Climate History for Bethlehem &#124; Local &#124; Israel |publisher=Myweather2.com |access-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205154501/http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/Israel/Bethlehem/climate-profile.aspx?month=1|archive-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref>
|date=February 2012
}}