Petaẖ Tiqva
City in Israel: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Market Towers Petah Tikva 01: Ynhockey, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Petaẖ Tiqva is a city in Israel, in Central District. About 253,529 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Israel in our atlas.
It lies at 32.09° N, 34.89° E, about 60 m (197 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Jerusalem time zone.
Location
Red dot: Petaẖ Tiqva. Green dots: other major cities of Israel. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Petaẖ Tiqva has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 7°C (45°F). Around 360 mm (14 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.
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- Bnei Brak · 5 km
- Tel Aviv · 10 km
- H̱olon · 13 km
- Rishon LeTsiyyon · 16 km
- Netanya · 27 km
- Ashdod · 40 km
- Haifa · 81 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 293918 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q190828 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Market Towers Petah Tikva 01: Ynhockey, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)