Climate: About 80% of the country is desert where summers are consistantly hot and sunny, but occasionally can have cold winters with snow on high ground. What rainfall there is falls in winter and spring. The northwestern area is hilly and is the wettest region with rainfall between Nov-Mar. To the west of this area in the River Jordan Valley winters are mild and summers especially hot and there is little rainfall.
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