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Piano tuning in the Jerusalem area
We tune, regulate and repair pianos at home in Jerusalem, Mevaseret Zion, Ma'ale Adumim and Beit Shemesh.
Cities and towns we visit
- Jerusalem
- Mevaseret Zion
- Ma'ale Adumim
- Beit Shemesh
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The climate in the Jerusalem area, month by month
In Jerusalem, average humidity runs from 52% in May to 74% in January. Summer days reach about 33°C in August, and winter nights drop to about 5°C in January. About 525 mm of rain falls in a year, on about 42 days, 92% of it between November and March.
- Most humid month
- 74%
- January
- Driest month
- 52%
- May
- Yearly humidity swing
- 22 points
- Hottest days
- 33°C
- August
- Coldest nights
- 5°C
- January
- Rain per year
- 525 mm
Monthly average outdoors. The green band is the 40–50% a piano is happiest in.
Average daily low and high.
Across the region
The climate changes within the Jerusalem area. These are the same figures for other towns:
| Place | January | August | Humidity | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 5–13°C | 19–33°C | 52–74% | 525 mm |
| Beit Shemesh | 8–16°C | 22–33°C | 55–72% | 510 mm |
| Ma'ale Adumim | 6–14°C | 21–33°C | 52–74% | no gauge nearby |
These are outdoor figures. Indoors, air conditioning dries the air in summer and heating dries it even more in winter, so the air around your piano can be much drier than outside. An inexpensive hygrometer next to the piano shows what it actually lives in.
Climate data, 1991–2020 averages. Temperature and humidity: ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service / ECMWF), via Open-Meteo. Rainfall: Israel Meteorological Service stations, WMO climate normals (JERUSALEM, BEIT_JIMAL).
What it means for your piano
Jerusalem sits in the Judean hills, about 800 metres up, and its climate is the opposite of the coast's. Winters are cold and damp, with cold nights and the occasional snow; summers are drier, with warm days and cool nights.
For a piano, winter is the hard season, not because of the cold outside but because of the heating inside. Radiators, heaters and air conditioners on heat dry the air in the room for months, the soundboard shrinks and the pitch drops, and in a very dry room the tuning pins can start to lose their grip. Thick stone walls keep the temperature steady, but the corner next to an outside wall stays cold and damp in winter.
The area itself varies. Ma'ale Adumim, on the desert side of the watershed, gets less rain and more dusty desert wind; Beit Shemesh, lower in the foothills, is warmer, with milder winters.
Caring for a piano in the Jerusalem area
- Keep the piano well away from radiators, heaters and the air conditioner's warm airflow.
- In the heating season, a humidifier in the room keeps the air from drying out; aim for about 45%.
- Don't place the piano against a cold outside wall: an inner wall keeps it steadier.
- A hygrometer next to the piano tells you when the heated room is getting too dry.
When to tune
Twice a year: in spring, after the heating season, and in autumn, before it starts. Pianos in heated rooms that dry out a lot may need a check in mid-winter.
Questions from the Jerusalem area
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