Climate averages 1991–2020
Haifa weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Haifa: daytime highs average 16.5°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 103 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 00 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nazareth (31 km away). In February its highs average 15.4°C, 1.1°C cooler than Haifa, with 98 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Haifa ranks 16th of 18 for the warmest February highs and 18th of 18 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 18 cities is 17.1°C; Haifa is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 18.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 103 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Haifa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 134 | 12.0 | 10.310 h |
| February, selected | 16.5°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 103 | 10.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 18.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 56 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.3°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 27 | 4.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 8.0 | 1.7 | 13.814 h |
| June | 26.9°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 14.314 h |
| July | 29.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14.114 h |
| August | 29.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.2 | 0.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.8°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 19 | 3.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 64 | 6.6 | 10.511 h |
| December | 17.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 119 | 10.2 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Nazareth in FebruaryIsrael · 31 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 6.4°C · 98 mm rain
- Hadera in FebruaryIsrael · 42 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 63 mm rain
- Tyre in FebruaryLebanon · 54 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 10.2°C · 163 mm rain
- Netanya in FebruaryIsrael · 55 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.7°C · 74 mm rain
- Nablus in FebruaryPalestinian Territory · 70 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 4.9°C · 101 mm rain
- Kfar Saba in FebruaryIsrael · 71 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Herzliya in FebruaryIsrael · 74 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 74 mm rain
- Nabatîyé et Tahta in FebruaryLebanon · 77 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 5.9°C · 122 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Haifa) is explained once on the Haifa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.