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Upper Galilee · Northern District · IsraelSummit weather, forecast and climate
Har Sifsof
815 m
Elevation815 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul30°average high
33.01° N, 35.43° EElevation 815 mUTC+2 · Israel Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit815 m
- Mid-mountain410 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Har Sifsof in brief
Har Sifsof rises to 815 m in the Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Or HaGanuz, 2.0 km to the E at 728 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 815 m · 2,674 ft
- Range
- Upper Galilee
- Region
- Northern District
- Country
- Israel
- Coordinates
- 33.0100, 35.4256
- Nearest airport
- Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport (HFA) · 42 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Har Sifsof by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 11° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 18° | 13° |
| Average low | 6° | 7° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 12° | 8° |
| Precipitation | 207 mm | 162 mm | 97 mm | 34 mm | 8 mm | 2 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 4 mm | 31 mm | 108 mm | 161 mm |
| Cloud cover | 36% | 35% | 30% | 25% | 16% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 25% | 34% |
| Daylight | 10h 12 | 11h 01 | 11h 56 | 12h 59 | 13h 51 | 14h 19 | 14h 08 | 13h 24 | 12h 24 | 11h 24 | 10h 29 | 9h 59 |
| Month score | 27 | 34 | 61 | 91 | 98 | 86 | 79 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 70 | 39 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 2,100 m | 2,250 m | 2,650 m | 3,250 m | 3,900 m | 4,400 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m | 4,400 m | 4,000 m | 3,150 m | 2,400 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Har Sifsof in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of IsraelPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meron | 1,208 m | – | 1.9 km SW | 29° |
| Har Hillel | 1,071 m | – | 5.6 km S | 30° |
| Har HaAri | 1,048 m | – | 7.8 km SW | 30° |
| Har Addir | 1,008 m | – | 5.6 km NW | 29° |
| Har Zeved | 1,006 m | – | 3.9 km SW | 30° |
| Har Kefir | 982 m | – | 6.9 km S | 31° |
| Mount Canaan | 936 m | – | 8.3 km SE | 30° |
| Har Avivim | 888 m | – | 11 km NE | 29° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Jish
Northern District · 2.4 km NE
25°Oct high
4wet days
91score
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Bar Yoẖay
Northern District · 2.5 km SE
26°Oct high
3wet days
91score
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Nature
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Bar'am National Park
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River
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Heritage
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nature reserve in Israel
Museums
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Frenkel Frenel Museum
1973
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Beit Hameiri
Historic house museum · 1980




































































