April was warmer than average, with rainfall amounts below the norm.

The month featured several hot-weather episodes that included severe dry heatwave days, two of which stood out: one on the 23rd, when temperature records were broken in the Arava, and another on the 30th. On both days large wildfires broke out in the Judean Lowlands and the Jerusalem Hills; the blaze at the end of the month (on Memorial Day) was especially extensive. By contrast, April also contained cool periods, the most notable in mid-month when the mountains experienced an unusual run of cold days. April ended only slightly warmer than average and, in terms of its monthly mean, is not exceptional compared with past years.

Rainfall totals were small, less than half the monthly average, continuing a rainy season marked by a pronounced lack of precipitation. Near the very end of the season, cumulative rainfall since its start amounts to only 50 %–60 % of the average for the corresponding period in most regions, and to less than half that value in some areas such as the Golan Heights and the Judean Lowlands. The deficit therefore remains extreme and, in the northeast of the country, is unprecedented since records began in Israel.