Israel
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Israel
Official name: | State of Israel |
Capital: | Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv |
Area: | total: 20,770 sq km water: 440 sq km land: 20,330 sq km |
Climate: | temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas |
Location: | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon |
Geographic coordinates: | 31 30 N, 34 45 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than New Jersey |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,017 km border countries: Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km |
Coastline: | 273 km |
Terrain: | Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m |
Map of Israel