Beersheba
Decide whether to visit or live in Beersheba, then explore current conditions, local people, the map, and concise sourced context.
Check visit & living safetyUpdated Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content
AI-assisted, evidence-constrained research · how this page is made
Would you visit or live in Beersheba?
Choose your plan and circumstances. The result changes immediately using today's advisory, weather, air-quality, and sourced local signals.
Suitable with normal precautions
Official travel guidance advises avoiding all non-essential travel or parts of the area due to regional tensions.
high source confidence · current planning signal, not a personal-safety guaranteeSee the evidence and calculation
- Current official alerts require extra planning
- Latest air-quality reading is not elevated
- Avoid all non-essential travel to this area per official travel warnings.
- Regional tensions and active security alerts.
The score combines dated official-advisory wording, weather, air quality, sourced local context, and your selections. It does not predict crime or individual outcomes. Check local authorities and professional advice before a safety-critical decision.
Climate normals · 2016–2025
When to go: Beersheba month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Beersheba are typically March, April and November, with average daytime highs around 22–27°C. July is usually the warmest month (average high 35°C), January the coldest (average low 7°C), and January the wettest (about 45 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6 | 7.4 | 45 | 8.9 |
| February | 17.6 | 7.8 | 40 | 9.0 |
| March | 21.6 | 9.9 | 34 | 10.2 |
| April | 26.8 | 13.1 | 13 | 11.5 |
| May | 30.7 | 16.4 | 7 | 12.5 |
| June | 33.1 | 19.0 | 2 | 13.0 |
| July | 34.8 | 21.1 | 1 | 13.1 |
| August | 34.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 12.3 |
| September | 32.8 | 20.2 | 1 | 11.4 |
| October | 29.2 | 17.6 | 7 | 10.5 |
| November | 24.1 | 13.8 | 16 | 9.5 |
| December | 19.0 | 9.8 | 31 | 8.4 |
Would you visit or live in Beersheba?
Contribute your perspective to the aggregated global community ledger.
People and places shaping Beersheba
AI-assisted local research, regenerated with the dated live layer. Every requested module remains visible; facts appear only after a source check, and unavailable categories explain what is still being researched.
Research updated Wednesday, October 28, 2026Past and future events in Beersheba
Upcoming
No future event in Beersheba currently has a sufficiently reliable date and source. This is checked again on every refresh.
Previously
- Documented history · 1900
It long remained a watering place and small trade centre for the nomadic Bedouin tribes of the Negev, despite Turkish efforts at town planning and development around 1900.
- Documented history · 1917
Its capture in 1917 by the British Army opened the way for their conquest of Palestine and Syria.
- Documented history · 1948
After being taken by Israeli troops in October 1948, Beersheba was rapidly settled by new immigrants and has since developed as the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the Negev.
Sources checked (25)
- Beersheba
- Beersheba | Meaning, Map, & History | Britannica
- What is the significance of Beersheba in the Bible?
- Beersheba Subdistrict - Wikipedia
- Topical Bible: Beersheba
- Beersheba - See The Holy Land
- Uncovering the Bible's Buried Cities: Beersheba
- Beersheba - Jewish Virtual Library
- Bible Map: Beersheba
- Beersheba - New World Encyclopedia
- Famous People from Beersheba, Israel | 6 Notable People ...
- List of People from Beersheba - FamousFix List
- Category:People from Beersheba - Wikipedia
- Famous Celebrity from Beersheba Israel | CelebNest
- Category:People from Beersheba by occupation - Wikipedia
- Born in Beersheba (City in Israel) - happyhappybirthday.net
- List of People from Beersheba by occupation - FamousFix List
- THE 10 BEST Beersheba Sights & Historical Landmarks
- THE 10 BEST Museums You'll Want to Visit in Beersheba ...
- Things to Do in Beersheba, Israel - Top Attractions ...
- Top things to do in Beersheba: attractions & sights | JetlyGo
- THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Beersheba (2026) - Must-See Attractions
- Beersheba, Israel skyline: the 31 most iconic buildings and ...
- Beersheba: top 10 attractions to visit - Discovering Israel
- Wikidata structured records for Beersheba
Interactive geography
See Beersheba in context
Keep the deeper context
Stable history, culture, districts, and practical reference remain in the main reading flow while the live layers above continue changing.
01 · OverviewBeersheba, in brief
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel and functions as the administrative center of the Southern District. Often called the Capital of the Negev, the municipality holds a population of 186,600 residents according to structured registry data, while broader metropolitan counts place the population higher.
Daily movement across the urban area bridges ancient foundations with modern routines. Commuters and scholars navigate streets laid out in an original grid pattern by Swiss and German architects during the Ottoman administration, when the location was established at the start of the 20th century to serve local Bedouin communities. Daily transit corridors connect residential neighborhoods with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the surrounding high-tech industrial sector.
The rhythm of daily life incorporates diverse cultural traditions established through successive waves of global migration. Following population shifts during the First Arab-Israeli War of 1948–49, subsequent decades brought Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews from Arab countries, Bene Israel and Cochin Jews from India, Russian speakers from the former Soviet Union, and Beta Israel immigrants from Ethiopia. This demographic mix shapes daily recreation, establishing Beersheba as Israel's national chess center, noted for hosting a high concentration of chess grandmasters per capita.
Frequently Asked Questions about Beersheba
Essential geographic, demographic, currency, and travel context verified from primary records.
01 · Q&AWhere is Beersheba located and what are its coordinates?
Beersheba is situated in Israel at geographic coordinates 31.2518, 34.7913, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Beersheba?
Beersheba has a recorded population of approximately 186,600 and observes the Asia/Jerusalem time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Beersheba?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Beersheba include Hebrew, AR-IL, EN-IL, with ILS used for local transactions.
04 · Q&AHow can I check live conditions and daily updates for Beersheba?
Today's Atlas provides continuous tracking for Beersheba, featuring real-time weather conditions, daylight cycles, local geographic signals, and verified daily briefs.
Nearby atlas