I agree LB, it is hard to know from a temperature how cold it really is, because “cold” is a combination of things. 50s and sunny is different from 50s and windy/rainy. If you are walking in an exposed area- say a Jerusalem neighborhood on a mountaintop, you’ll feel the extremes more, than if you were walking down a city street closed in by tall buildings. Also, it depends what you are used to. For a NYer, a winter day in the 40s is mild. For Israel, it is bitter cold. Colder climates are more prepared for cold- buildings are insulated and heated, people go from their heated homes to heated cars to heated work-places, and often don’t realize how cold it is. In warmer climates, like Israel, the homes are built for warm weather and the cold can really penetrate. You can’t really warm up inside, (unless you wear lots of layers) so I think you feel the cold more when outside.
I’d say take a coat.
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