Snow in Israel

Snow in Israel is uncommon, but it occurs in higher elevations; including the northern part of the country and in Jerusalem District.

In January and February 1950, Jerusalem experienced the largest snowfall registered since the beginning of meteorological measurements in 1870.

No accumulation of snow has occurred in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal plain and the Dead Sea area since the 1950 snowfalls.

A cold front spread throughout the country, and snow began falling in the mountains of Samaria and the west.

Storm clouds prompted Ben Gurion Airport to shut down, forcing US Secretary of State John Kerry to cut short his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah to return to Israel before roads and airports were out of service.

Satellite image of the 2013 Middle East cold snap
Young girl looking at a snowman in Jerusalem in approximately 1934
Afraid of Snowman, circa approximately 1934
Snow at Kibbutz Gan Shmuel , 1950
Snow in Haifa , 1950
Two people pulling a cart of bread on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem , December 12, 2013