May was warmer than average, and precipitation was recorded during an event that delivered exceptionally intense rainfall in the eastern sector of the country.

Several heatwave episodes transpired during the month, generally brief yet two were extreme; during one of them the highest May temperature values in decades were registered in northern Israel. Conversely, intervals with near-average or even below-average temperatures also occurred, so the month concluded as warmer than normal, though not dramatically so, and in some areas the nocturnal temperatures remained close to the climatological mean. Nevertheless, spring 2025 (March-May) ranks fourth warmest since the start of measurements, as April was also warmer than average and March significantly so. 

Rain fell chiefly during the early-month event, with particularly conspicuous totals in the east and south. At several stations more than 20 mm were gauged, and at Nahal Arugot over 40 mm were measured, deposited at anomalously high intensities. In these areas and in several others, the monthly precipitation exceeded the May norm, yet this did not alter the seasonal picture: the 2024/25 rainy season ends considerably drier than average, and in some districts the deficit is unprecedented in the record.