A 15 percent tip is the average in restaurants. Tel Aviv, the Mediterranean coast and Tiberias are humid. Masada and Eilat are extremely hot, often reaching 110 degrees or more, but dry. Evening temperatures remain pleasant, except in Jerusalem, where it can be quite cool. There are occasional rain showers throughout the country, but nothing torrential.
Weather fluctuates, with some winters mild and sunny and others severe and overcast.
Usually there is substantial rain and possibly snow in January and February. Most daytime temperatures will be in the 50s or 60s, but Jerusalem and the Galilee Hills average 40 degrees with very cold nights. Haifa Tiberias Eilat Tel Aviv 45 min.