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Haifa weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Average temperatures in Haifa follow a clear seasonal rhythm, rising and falling by 13.0°C over the course of the year. Rain here skips the warm season: the bulk of it falls from November to March. Haifa weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−1.2°Chigh near average

24° / 18°Today
25° / 20°Average
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How it's changed

+1.5°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4932days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 10 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 10 in the 1940s+1.5°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 142 mmhigh 16°low 11°February, rain 101 mmhigh 16°low 11°March, rain 76 mmhigh 18°low 13°April, rain 33 mmhigh 21°low 15°May, rain 10 mmhigh 24°low 18°June, rain 4 mmhigh 26°low 21°July, rain 3 mmhigh 28°low 23°August, rain 3 mmhigh 29°low 24°September, rain 4 mmhigh 28°low 23°October, rain 24 mmhigh 26°low 21°November, rain 68 mmhigh 22°low 17°December, rain 126 mmhigh 18°low 13°wettest month January, 142 mm · 593 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

22.8°

22°feels like
55%humidity
13°dew point
12 km/hfrom NW
UV index0.0
sunrise06:47sunset18:01day length11h 14m
TodayOvercast24°18°
WedPartly cloudy25°21°
ThuMostly clear27°21°
FriMostly clear33°22°
SatMostly clear29°24°
SunMostly clear26°22°
MonOvercast26°19°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
24° / 18°
Average for October 20
25° / 20°

High near average · −1.2°C

  • Highest since 1940: 33.4° · 2010
  • Lowest since 1940: 16.1° · 1989
  • One year ago: 26° / 22°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Haifa is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 32.81°N, 35.00°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
32.81°N, 35.00°E
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

18 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.4°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

August brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 29.0°C and nights around 24.2°C. On about 165 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 15.9°C and overnight lows sit around 11.0°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

Haifa picks up roughly 593 mm a year, with a peak of 142 mm in January and as little as 3 mm in August.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Haifa has climbed 1.5°C from the first ten years to the last ten. Days above 30°C have grown noticeably more frequent, from around 10 a year in the first decade to about 30 in the last.

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 13°C. Wettest month: January (~142 mm). Whole year averages ~593 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 49 rainy days a year: most in January (~11), fewest in July (almost none).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Haifa month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January15.9°11.0°142 mm1110.1 h23.8° (1971)3.1° (1942)
February16.3°11.3°101 mm810.8 h26.5° (2010)1.2° (1950)
March18.0°12.6°76 mm711.8 h33.0° (2008)5.1° (1943)
April20.7°14.9°33 mm312.8 h36.8° (2008)8.5° (1997)
May23.5°17.8°10 mm113.7 h37.8° (1988)13.0° (1987)
June26.3°21.1°4 mm014.2 h34.9° (2023)16.7° (1990)
July28.4°23.4°3 mm014.0 h35.7° (2019)20.2° (1943)
August29.0°24.2°3 mm013.2 h33.4° (2010)20.7° (1959)
September28.0°23.3°4 mm012.2 h36.1° (1999)19.2° (1992)
October26.0°20.8°24 mm311.2 h38.5° (1943)14.6° (2000)
November22.1°16.6°68 mm610.3 h31.7° (2010)8.3° (1953)
December17.8°12.8°126 mm109.8 h26.6° (2010)6.2° (1992)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.5°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.16°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.18°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 9.5 early in the record → 32.0 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1943, coldest in 1950: 38.5°C / 1.2°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~593 mm/year on average. Last decade: −6% vs that average. Long-term trend: −15 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Haifa

Which is the warmest month in Haifa?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Haifa is August (mean daily temperature of about 26.4°C) and the coolest is January (about 13.4°C).
How does today's temperature in Haifa compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Haifa is forecast to reach a high of 24.3°C and a low of 17.9°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 25.5°C and a low of 20.4°C, so today's high is 1.2°C cooler than that average.
How much has Haifa warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Haifa is about 1.5°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Haifa?
Haifa receives about 593 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Haifa?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Haifa is about 20.0°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Haifa by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Haifa (°C, full record since 1940): January 16°/11°, February 16°/11°, March 18°/13°, April 21°/15°, May 24°/18°, June 26°/21°, July 28°/23°, August 29°/24°, September 28°/23°, October 26°/21°, November 22°/17°, December 18°/13°.
What is the weather like in Haifa in summer?
In summer, June through August, Haifa is dry and warm. Expect 26–29°C by day and 21–24°C at night, with August the warmest month. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in Haifa in winter?
December to February is winter in Haifa, and it is wet and fairly mild. Daytime highs sit at 16–18°C and nights at 11–13°C; January is the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 123 mm a month, spread over roughly 10 days. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Haifa in spring?
March to May is spring in Haifa, and it is mild. March starts at 18°C by day and 13°C at night; by May it is 24°C and 18°C. Rain falls off from 76 mm on 7 days in March to 10 mm on 1 day in May.
What is the weather like in Haifa in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Haifa, and it is pleasantly warm. September is still 28°C by day and 23°C at night; by November it is down to 22°C and 17°C. Rain rises from 4 mm in September to 68 mm in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Haifa?
On long-term average, Haifa has about 49 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 593 mm.

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