Climate averages 1991–2020
Haifa weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Haifa: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nazareth (31 km away). In September its highs average 30.8°C, 1.9°C warmer than Haifa, with 3.7 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Israel, Haifa ranks 18th of 18 for the warmest September highs and joint 14th of 18 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 18 cities is 30.6°C; Haifa is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 26.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.2 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Nazareth in SeptemberIsrael · 31 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Hadera in SeptemberIsrael · 42 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Tyre in SeptemberLebanon · 54 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Netanya in SeptemberIsrael · 55 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.6°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Nablus in SeptemberPalestinian Territory · 70 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.8°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Kfar Saba in SeptemberIsrael · 71 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Herzliya in SeptemberIsrael · 74 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Nabatîyé et Tahta in SeptemberLebanon · 77 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.1°C · 6.1 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.