Gaza
City in Palestine: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Gaza is a city in Palestine, in Gaza Strip. About 410,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Palestine in our atlas.
It lies at 31.50° N, 34.47° E, about 38 m (125 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Gaza time zone.
Location
Red dot: Gaza. Green dots: other major cities of Palestine. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gaza has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (53°F). Around 220 mm (9 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in PalestineNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 281133 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q47492 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- قصر الباشا في غزة: Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
