Harashim
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Harashim
|image = File:תצלום אוירי מקורי של חרשים.jpg
| foundation = 1980
| founded_by =
| district = north
| council = Misgav
| affiliation =
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Harashim}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map =Israel northwest | pushpin_mapsize =250
|coordinates = {{coord|32|57|23|N|35|19|42|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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Harashim ({{langx|he|חֲרָשִׁים||Craftsmen}}) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee to the north of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Harashim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}} Its elevation is {{convert|830|m|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://ims.gov.il/en/node/141 |title=Harashim|publisher=Israel Meteorological Service|accessdate=6 May 2021}} Harashim is the wettest inhabited place in Israel.{{cite web |author=David Ratner |date=6 January 2005 |title=The Wettest Place in Israel |url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4677769 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/20240307063044/https://www.haaretz.com/2005-01-06/ty-article/the-wettest-place-in-israel/0000017f-ef1b-d4cd-af7f-ef7bd8bc0000 |archive-date=7 Mar 2024 06:30:44 UTC |accessdate=6 May 2021 |publisher=Haaretz}}
History
The village was established in 1980 as part of the Galilee lookout plan to encourage Jewish settlement in the region. Its name is derived from nearby Tel Harashim, an Iron Age Jewish village where it is believed the inhabitants worked as blacksmiths.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xrav1ge-A_sC&dq=tel+harashim&pg=PA31 |title=Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus: A Re-examination of the Evidence|author=Jonathan L. Reed|publisher=Trinity Press International|date=2000|isbn=9781563383946|accessdate=6 May 2021}}
Geography
=Climate=
Harashim has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy and occasionally snowy winters. The village receives {{convert|986.8|mm|0|abbr=on}} of precipitation per year. Summers are rainless and hot with an average high temperature of {{convert|29|°C|0|abbr=on}} and an average low temperature of {{convert|18|°C|0|abbr=on}}. Winters are cool and wet, and precipitation is occasionally in the form of snow. Winters have an average high temperature of {{convert|12|°C|0|abbr=on}} and an average low temperature of {{convert|5|°C|0|abbr=on}}. Harashim is the wettest inhabited place in Israel.
{{Weather box
|location= Harashim (1991-2020 normals, 1952-2022 extremes)
|metric first= yes
|single line= yes
|Jan record high C= 22.0
|Feb record high C= 24.4
|Mar record high C= 32.0
|Apr record high C= 34.1
|May record high C= 36.0
|Jun record high C= 37.9
|Jul record high C= 40.0
|Aug record high C= 39.9
|Sep record high C= 39.5
|Oct record high C= 35.0
|Nov record high C= 29.5
|Dec record high C= 24.0
|Jan high C= 11.3
|Feb high C= 12.4
|Mar high C= 15.7
|Apr high C= 20.0
|May high C= 24.6
|Jun high C= 27.1
|Jul high C= 28.9
|Aug high C= 29.3
|Sep high C= 27.7
|Oct high C= 24.5
|Nov high C= 18.5
|Dec high C= 13.5
|year high C=
|Jan mean C= 8.2
|Feb mean C= 8.8
|Mar mean C= 11.3
|Apr mean C= 14.7
|May mean C= 18.8
|Jun mean C= 21.5
|Jul mean C= 23.4
|Aug mean C= 23.7
|Sep mean C= 22.1
|Oct mean C= 19.3
|Nov mean C= 14.5
|Dec mean C= 10.3
|year mean C=
|Jan low C= 5.0
|Feb low C= 5.1
|Mar low C= 6.9
|Apr low C= 9.5
|May low C= 13.0
|Jun low C= 16.0
|Jul low C= 18.0
|Aug low C= 18.2
|Sep low C= 16.4
|Oct low C= 14.1
|Nov low C= 10.4
|Dec low C= 7.2
|year low C=
|Jan record low C= -5.0
|Feb record low C= -5.0
|Mar record low C= -0.6
|Apr record low C= -2.2
|May record low C= 3.5
|Jun record low C= 8.6
|Jul record low C= 12.2
|Aug record low C= 12.6
|Sep record low C= 11.0
|Oct record low C= 4.6
|Nov record low C= -0.2
|Dec record low C= -2.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm= 267
|Feb precipitation mm= 189
|Mar precipitation mm= 106
|Apr precipitation mm= 47
|May precipitation mm= 17.4
|Jun precipitation mm= 1.7
|Jul precipitation mm= 0
|Aug precipitation mm= 0
|Sep precipitation mm= 4.7
|Oct precipitation mm= 33
|Nov precipitation mm= 107
|Dec precipitation mm= 214
|unit precipitation days=0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days= 12.5
|Feb precipitation days= 10.3
|Mar precipitation days= 8.0
|Apr precipitation days= 4.3
|May precipitation days= 2.1
|Jun precipitation days= 0.5
|Jul precipitation days= 0
|Aug precipitation days= 0
|Sep precipitation days= 0.7
|Oct precipitation days= 3.4
|Nov precipitation days= 6.0
|Dec precipitation days= 10.5
|source 1= Israel Meteorological Service{{cite web|url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/TempNormals.htm|title=Temperature average|publisher=Israel Meteorological Service | accessdate=11 December 2011|language=he}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/RainNormals.htm |title=Precipitation average| publisher=Israel Meteorological Service|accessdate= 12 July 2011|language=he}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Misgav Regional Council}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Community settlements
Category:Populated places established in 1980