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Best time to visit Haifa

April is the best time to visit Haifa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 94/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud June 16 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 94 21 °C 4 64
2 November 93 23 °C 7 80
3 May 91 24 °C 2 87
4 March 87 19 °C 7 46
5 October 83 27 °C 4 99
6 December 82 18 °C 10 49
7 June 81 27 °C 1 100
8 February 75 17 °C 10 33
9 September 73 29 °C 1 97
10 July 72 29 °C 0 98
11 January 71 16 °C 12 30
12 August 69 30 °C 0 94

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 19 °C 16 °C 46 % 30
February 18 °C 17 °C 45 % 33
March 18 °C 19 °C 41 % 46
April 19 °C 21 °C 35 % 64
May 21 °C 24 °C 26 % 87
June 25 °C 27 °C 16 % 100
July 27 °C 29 °C 19 % 98
August 28 °C 30 °C 20 % 94
September 28 °C 29 °C 16 % 97
October 26 °C 27 °C 26 % 99
November 24 °C 23 °C 36 % 80
December 21 °C 18 °C 44 % 49

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.1 °C 141 mm 46 %
February 16.7 °C 105 mm 45 %
March 18.7 °C 59 mm 41 %
April 21.4 °C 29 mm 35 %
May 24.3 °C 9 mm 26 %
June 26.9 °C 3 mm 16 %
July 29.0 °C 1 mm 19 %
August 29.8 °C 1 mm 20 %
September 28.9 °C 3 mm 16 %
October 26.9 °C 19 mm 26 %
November 22.6 °C 64 mm 36 %
December 18.1 °C 121 mm 44 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.