Ashdod
City in Israel: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Ashdod Marina Aerial View: Amos Meron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ashdod is a city in Israel, in Southern District. About 226,838 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Israel in our atlas.
It lies at 31.79° N, 34.65° E, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Jerusalem time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ashdod. Green dots: other major cities of Israel. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ashdod has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 15°C (59°F). Around 295 mm (12 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in IsraelNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Rishon LeTsiyyon · 24 km
- H̱olon · 27 km
- Tel Aviv · 34 km
- Bnei Brak · 36 km
- Petaẖ Tiqva · 40 km
- Netanya · 63 km
- Haifa · 118 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 295629 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q171639 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Ashdod Marina Aerial View: Amos Meron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)