Haifa is 2.4°C (4.3°F) warmer by day, Ashdod has 3.4°C (6.1°F) warmer nights, Haifa gets 251 mm (9.9 in) more rain a year.
Ashdod is at its warmest in September and coolest in February, while Haifa peaks in September and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Ashdod is the warmer of the two in 7 of 12 months.
Haifa is the wetter of the two, collecting 550 mm (21.7 in) of rain a year against 299 mm (11.8 in) in Ashdod. The most comfortable time to visit is April, May and November in Ashdod and April, May and November in Haifa.
| Ashdod | Metric | Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 25.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 27.7°C |
| 18.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 15.1°C |
| September | 🔥Hottest month | September |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 299 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 550 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | January |
| August | 🏜️Driest month | August |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 74% | 💧Average humidity | 71% |
| 4 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Ashdod typically falls to around 18.5°C (65.3°F) while Haifa settles near 15.1°C (59.2°F).
Ashdod is hottest in September and coldest in February, whereas Haifa peaks in September and is coolest in January.
Ashdod sees the most rain in January and the least in August; Haifa is wettest in January and driest in August.
Ashdod feels the more humid of the two, averaging 74% relative humidity against 71%.
For Haifa, the pick of the year is April, May and November.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Ashdod | Haifa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 12.8 | 16.3❄️ | 19.7 | 8.2 | 14.1❄️ | 20.1 |
| February | 12.4 | 16.3 | 20.1 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 21.2 |
| March | 13.4 | 18 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 24 |
| April | 15.2 | 20.5 | 25.7 | 11.9 | 20 | 28 |
| May | 18 | 22.2 | 26.5 | 15.2 | 22.8 | 30.3 |
| June | 21.3 | 24.2 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 24.9 | 30.9 |
| July | 24.2 | 26.2 | 28.1 | 21.8 | 26.8 | 31.8 |
| August | 25.4 | 27🔥 | 28.6 | 23 | 27.6🔥 | 32.2 |
| September | 24.6 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 21.8 | 27 | 32.2 |
| October | 22.1 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 18.6 | 25 | 31.5 |
| November | 17.9 | 22 | 26.1 | 13.4 | 20.5 | 27.5 |
| December | 14.9 | 18.7 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 16.5 | 22.9 |
| Annual Avg | 18.5 | 21.9 | 25.3 | 15.1 | 21.4 | 27.7 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Ashdod and Haifa feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Ashdod and Haifa — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Haifa is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 27.7°C (81.9°F) against 25.3°C (77.5°F) in Ashdod — roughly 2.4°C (4.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Ashdod, with average lows of 18.5°C (65.3°F) versus 15.1°C (59.2°F).
Ashdod is hottest in September, averaging highs of about 28.6°C (83.6°F), while Haifa peaks in September at around 32.2°C (90°F). That makes Haifa the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Haifa gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 8.2°C (46.7°F), compared with 12.4°C (54.4°F) at the low point of the year in Ashdod.
Haifa is the wetter city, collecting about 550 mm (21.7 in) of rain a year versus 299 mm (11.8 in) in Ashdod. Ashdod is wettest in January and driest in August; Haifa is wettest in January and driest in August.
Ashdod is the more humid of the two, averaging 74% relative humidity over the year against 71% in Haifa.
The most comfortable months in Ashdod are April, May and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Haifa is at its most pleasant around April, May and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Ashdod is the warmer city in 7 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 2.2°C (4°F), and narrowest in October, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
Haifa has the bigger seasonal swing, about 13.5°C (24.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 10.7°C (19.3°F) in Ashdod — so Ashdod has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Haifa for warmer weather, pick Ashdod if you prefer drier conditions and go for Haifa if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Ashdod and Haifa, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
