Majdal Shams
Israel
Majdal Shams is the highest-elevation town in Israel, sitting in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon near the Syrian and Lebanese borders. This pocket-sized Druze community in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights is a base for hiking the Hermon area and, in winter, the nearby Hermon ski site. The town played a role in the Great Syrian Revolt of 1925–1927, and monuments to Druze leader Sultan al-Atrash stand in the town centre.
- Population11,180
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
4°39°
120mm4.7in
F
5°40°
115mm4.5in
M
8°46°
85mm3.4in
A
12°53°
50mm1.9in
M
16°61°
25mm1.0in
J
20°68°
5mm0.1in
J
22°72°
0mm0.0in
A
22°72°
0mm0.1in
S
20°69°
5mm0.2in
O
16°62°
25mm1.0in
N
10°50°
60mm2.4in
D
6°42°
100mm3.8in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗