Jerusalem is 2.6°C (4.7°F) warmer by day, Haifa has 3.1°C (5.6°F) warmer nights, Haifa gets 203 mm (8 in) more rain a year.
Haifa is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while Jerusalem peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Haifa is the warmer of the two in 6 of 12 months.
Haifa is the wetter of the two, collecting 550 mm (21.7 in) of rain a year against 347 mm (13.7 in) in Jerusalem. The most comfortable time to visit is April, May and November in Haifa and April, May and November in Jerusalem.
| Haifa | Metric | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 23.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 25.9°C |
| 17.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 14.6°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 550 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 347 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | January |
| August | 🏜️Driest month | August |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 71% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 2.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.2 m/s |
Overnight, Haifa typically falls to around 17.7°C (63.9°F) while Jerusalem settles near 14.6°C (58.3°F).
Haifa is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas Jerusalem peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Haifa sees the most rain in January and the least in August; Jerusalem is wettest in January and driest in August.
Haifa feels the more humid of the two, averaging 71% relative humidity against 67%.
For Jerusalem, 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 | Haifa | Jerusalem | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 11.6 | 14 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 12❄️ | 16.4 |
| February | 11.4 | 13.9❄️ | 16.4 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 17.1 |
| March | 12.7 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 20.2 |
| April | 14.9 | 18 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 18.4 | 24.7 |
| May | 17.9 | 21 | 24.1 | 15.5 | 22.1 | 28.8 |
| June | 21 | 24.1 | 27.1 | 18.7 | 25.3 | 31.8 |
| July | 23.4 | 26.3 | 29.3 | 20.9 | 27.2 | 33.6 |
| August | 24.2 | 27.1🔥 | 29.9 | 21.7 | 27.8🔥 | 33.9 |
| September | 23.4 | 26.2 | 29 | 20.5 | 26.4 | 32.4 |
| October | 21.2 | 24 | 26.7 | 18.1 | 23.6 | 29.1 |
| November | 17.1 | 19.9 | 22.7 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 23.7 |
| December | 13.5 | 16 | 18.5 | 9.6 | 14.1 | 18.7 |
| Annual Avg | 17.7 | 20.5 | 23.3 | 14.6 | 20.2 | 25.9 |
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 Haifa and Jerusalem 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 Haifa and Jerusalem — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Jerusalem is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 25.9°C (78.6°F) against 23.3°C (73.9°F) in Haifa — roughly 2.6°C (4.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Haifa, with average lows of 17.7°C (63.9°F) versus 14.6°C (58.3°F).
Haifa is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 29.9°C (85.9°F), while Jerusalem peaks in August at around 33.9°C (93°F). That makes Jerusalem the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Jerusalem gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 7.6°C (45.7°F), compared with 11.4°C (52.5°F) at the low point of the year in Haifa.
Haifa is the wetter city, collecting about 550 mm (21.7 in) of rain a year versus 347 mm (13.7 in) in Jerusalem. Haifa is wettest in January and driest in August; Jerusalem is wettest in January and driest in August.
Haifa is the more humid of the two, averaging 71% relative humidity over the year against 67% in Jerusalem.
The most comfortable months in Haifa are April, May and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Jerusalem is at its most pleasant around April, May and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Haifa is the warmer city in 6 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 2°C (3.6°F), and narrowest in September, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
Jerusalem has the bigger seasonal swing, about 15.8°C (28.4°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 13.2°C (23.8°F) in Haifa — so Haifa has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Jerusalem comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Haifa. Haifa is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
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 Haifa and Jerusalem, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
