Editing Haifa (section)

===Climate===
Haifa has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa'').<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://encarta.msn.com/text_761575008___2/israel.html |title=Israel |access-date=20 March 2008 |encyclopedia=Encarta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028171259/http://encarta.msn.com/text_761575008___2/Israel.html |archive-date=28 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Spring arrives in March when temperatures begin to increase. By late May, the temperature has warmed up considerably to herald warm summer days. The average temperature in summer is {{cvt|26|°C|°F|0|sp=us}} and in winter, {{cvt|12|°C|°F|0|sp=us}}. Frost is rare in Haifa, but temperatures around {{cvt|3|°C|°F|0|sp=us}} can sometimes occur, usually in the early morning. Snow is very rare, which [[Snow in Israel#History|last fell in 1950]]. Humidity tends to be high all year round, and rain usually occurs between September and May. Annual precipitation is approximately {{cvt|629|mm|in|0|sp=us}}.
{{Weather box
|location=[[Haifa Airport]] (5 m / 16 ft) (Temperature: 1995–2010, Extremes 1898–2011, Precipitation: 1980–2010)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=27.0
|Feb record high C=30.4
|Mar record high C=38.0
|Apr record high C=42.5
|May record high C=44.6
|Jun record high C=43.5
|Jul record high C=37.8
|Aug record high C=37.8
|Sep record high C=41.8
|Oct record high C=41.4
|Nov record high C=36.0
|Dec record high C=31.5
|Jan avg record high C=22.6
|Feb avg record high C=25.0
|Mar avg record high C=29.9
|Apr avg record high C=35.5
|May avg record high C=36.2
|Jun avg record high C=34.6
|Jul avg record high C=35.2
|Aug avg record high C=34.1
|Sep avg record high C=34.7
|Oct avg record high C=35.4
|Nov avg record high C=30.3
|Dec avg record high C=24.7
|year avg record high C=
|Jan high C=17.8
|Feb high C=18.6
|Mar high C=20.9
|Apr high C=23.8
|May high C=26.5
|Jun high C=29.5
|Jul high C=31.6
|Aug high C=31.6
|Sep high C=30.2
|Oct high C=27.9
|Nov high C=24.4
|Dec high C=19.8
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=13.9
|Feb mean C=14.4
|Mar mean C=16.5
|Apr mean C=19.4
|May mean C=22.4
|Jun mean C=25.7
|Jul mean C=28.0
|Aug mean C=28.4
|Sep mean C=26.7
|Oct mean C=23.7
|Nov mean C=19.8
|Dec mean C=15.8
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=10.0
|Feb low C=10.2
|Mar low C=12.1
|Apr low C=14.8
|May low C=18.2
|Jun low C=21.9
|Jul low C=24.4
|Aug low C=25.1
|Sep low C=23.2
|Oct low C=19.5
|Nov low C=15.1
|Dec low C=11.8
|year low C=15.9
|Jan avg record low C=5.4
|Feb avg record low C=6.1
|Mar avg record low C=7.6
|Apr avg record low C=9.5
|May avg record low C=13.7
|Jun avg record low C=18.4
|Jul avg record low C=21.7
|Aug avg record low C=22.7
|Sep avg record low C=19.5
|Oct avg record low C=14.8
|Nov avg record low C=9.9
|Dec avg record low C=7.3
|year avg record low C=
|Jan record low C=-1.6
|Feb record low C=-3.5
|Mar record low C=2.0
|Apr record low C=4.3
|May record low C=9.6
|Jun record low C=13.0
|Jul record low C=17.0
|Aug record low C=17.9
|Sep record low C=14.2
|Oct record low C=8.5
|Nov record low C=5.0
|Dec record low C=0.2
|year record low C=
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=124.9
|Feb rain mm=95.2
|Mar rain mm=52.8
|Apr rain mm=23.6
|May rain mm=2.7
|Jun rain mm=0.1
|Jul rain mm=0.0
|Aug rain mm=0.0
|Sep rain mm=1.2
|Oct rain mm=28.0
|Nov rain mm=77.8
|Dec rain mm=135.5
|unit rain days=0.1 mm
|Jan rain days=13.9
|Feb rain days=11.7
|Mar rain days=8.6
|Apr rain days=3.6
|May rain days=1.4
|Jun rain days=0.1
|Jul rain days=0.1
|Aug rain days=0
|Sep rain days=0.8
|Oct rain days=3.9
|Nov rain days=8.0
|Dec rain days=11.8
|source 1=''Israel Meteorological Service''<ref name=IMS>{{cite web |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/TempNormals.htm |title=Temperature average |publisher=Israel Meteorological Service |access-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618145923/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/TempNormals.htm |archive-date=18 June 2013}}{{in lang|he}}</ref><ref name=Rain>{{cite web |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/RainNormals.htm |title=Precipitation average |access-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925080227/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/RainNormals.htm |archive-date=25 September 2011}}{{in lang|he}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|location=University of Haifa (475 m / 1558 ft) (Temperature: 1995–2010, Precipitation: 1980–2010)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=23.6
|Feb record high C=26.2
|Mar record high C=32.9
|Apr record high C=36.6
|May record high C=39.0
|Jun record high C=38.9
|Jul record high C=36.6
|Aug record high C=34.9
|Sep record high C=38.9
|Oct record high C=36.3
|Nov record high C=30.0
|Dec record high C=28.3
|Jan high C=13.3
|Feb high C=14.2
|Mar high C=16.8
|Apr high C=20.2
|May high C=23.3
|Jun high C=25.1
|Jul high C=26.5
|Aug high C=26.9
|Sep high C=26.2
|Oct high C=24.2
|Nov high C=19.9
|Dec high C=15.5
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=11.0
|Feb mean C=11.5
|Mar mean C=13.8
|Apr mean C=16.5
|May mean C=19.7
|Jun mean C=22.0
|Jul mean C=23.7
|Aug mean C=24.2
|Sep mean C=23.4
|Oct mean C=21.3
|Nov mean C=17.2
|Dec mean C=13.1
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=8.6
|Feb low C=8.9
|Mar low C=10.7
|Apr low C=12.9
|May low C=16.1
|Jun low C=18.8
|Jul low C=20.8
|Aug low C=21.5
|Sep low C=20.6
|Oct low C=18.4
|Nov low C=14.6
|Dec low C=10.7
|year low C=
|Jan record low C=-0.3
|Feb record low C=1.3
|Mar record low C=1.0
|Apr record low C=4.2
|May record low C=10.1
|Jun record low C=11.5
|Jul record low C=16.7
|Aug record low C=18.1
|Sep record low C=15.9
|Oct record low C=8.8
|Nov record low C=5.1
|Dec record low C=2.5
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=166
|Feb rain mm=128
|Mar rain mm=71
|Apr rain mm=21
|May rain mm=5
|Jun rain mm=0
|Jul rain mm=0
|Aug rain mm=0
|Sep rain mm=2
|Oct rain mm=36
|Nov rain mm=93
|Dec rain mm=161
|unit rain days=0.1 mm
|Jan rain days=14
|Feb rain days=12
|Mar rain days=9
|Apr rain days=4
|May rain days=1
|Jun rain days=0
|Jul rain days=0
|Aug rain days=0
|Sep rain days=1
|Oct rain days=4
|Nov rain days=8
|Dec rain days=12
|Jan humidity=68
|Feb humidity=67
|Mar humidity=63
|Apr humidity=61
|May humidity=63
|Jun humidity=74
|Jul humidity=80
|Aug humidity=82
|Sep humidity=74
|Oct humidity=67
|Nov humidity=59
|Dec humidity=65
|year humidity=
|source 1=''Israel Meteorological Service''<ref name=IMS/><ref name="Rain" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/Relative+humidity+1995-2009.htm |title=Relative humidity average |access-date=28 December 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002258/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/Relative+humidity+1995-2009.htm |url-status=live}}{{in lang|he}}</ref>
}}