January in Haifa — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10January averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 113 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? May scores 3.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Haifa — reliably good (10th best month)
Good · 7.3/10February averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 83 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? May scores 2.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Haifa — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 51 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Haifa at 9.1/10 (3rd of 12), just behind May at 9.8/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
April in Haifa — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.7/10April averages 19°C (66°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 28 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.8 daylight hours.
A 9.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Haifa (2nd of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.8/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
May: the best month of the year in Haifa
Best window · 9.8/10At 21°C (70°F) this is comfortable city weather in May, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
At just 7 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.7 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Haifa at 9.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
June in Haifa — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 8.6/10June averages 25°C (76°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rain is a non-issue at 5 mm for the month, with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.1 hours of daylight to work with.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Haifa (4th of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.8/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
July in Haifa: strong conditions, 8th of 12
Good · 7.5/10July averages 27°C (81°F) and humidity near 71%, so the practical pattern is early mornings, a long midday break, and evenings back outside.
Rain is a non-issue at 0 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14 hours of daylight to work with.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
Flexible dates? May scores 2.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August in Haifa — reliably good (9th best month)
Good · 7.4/10Days in August average 27°C (81°F) and humidity near 73% — front-load outdoor plans before the heat builds and treat the middle of the day as indoor time.
At just 1 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.2 hours of daylight.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Haifa — 2.4 points higher on the same scale.
September in Haifa: strong conditions, 7th of 12
Good · 7.8/10Days in September average 27°C (80°F) — front-load outdoor plans before the heat builds and treat the middle of the day as indoor time.
At just 4 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.2 hours of daylight.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Haifa — 2 points higher on the same scale.
October is one of the strongest months in Haifa (5th)
Best window · 8.5/10October averages 24°C (76°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rain is a non-issue at 9 mm for the month, with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.2 hours of daylight to work with.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Haifa (5th of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.8/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
November in Haifa: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 8/10November averages 21°C (69°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 55 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 8/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? May scores 1.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Haifa — reliably good (11th best month)
Good · 7.1/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (63°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 80 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.1/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Haifa — 2.7 points higher on the same scale.
