Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best weather in Netanya is from April, May, June. — consistent weather climate
🌡Hot & dry
| Score | 59 | 72 | 84 | 91 | 96 | 89 | 66 | 47 | 69 | 88 | 86 | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Cool & rainy | Mild | Mild | Pleasant | Pleasant | Pleasant | Hot & dry | Hot & dry | Hot & dry | Pleasant | Pleasant | Cool & rainy |
| Temperature | 10–17°C | 10–18°C | 11–21°C | 14–24°C | 17–28°C | 20–29°C | 22–31°C | 23–32°C | 22–31°C | 19–29°C | 15–25°C | 12–20°C |
| Feels like | 7–15°C | 8–17°C | 10–19°C | 13–24°C | 17–28°C | 22–32°C | 26–35°C | 27–36°C | 25–34°C | 21–30°C | 15–24°C | 10–18°C |
| Precipitation | 136mm 17 days | 89mm 13 days | 57mm 9 days | 33mm 6 days | 9mm 3 days | 3mm 2 days | 1mm 1 days | 1mm 1 days | 4mm 2 days | 15mm 4 days | 59mm 8 days | 102mm 13 days |
| Sunshine | 8.7h ☀︎ 85% | 9.3h ☀︎ 84% | 10.3h ☀︎ 86% | 11.7h ☀︎ 90% | 12.6h ☀︎ 92% | 13.2h ☀︎ 93% | 13.3h ☀︎ 95% | 12.6h ☀︎ 94% | 11.5h ☀︎ 93% | 10.5h ☀︎ 93% | 9.2h ☀︎ 88% | 8.2h ☀︎ 82% |
| Wind | S · 18 km/h | S · 17 km/h | W · 18 km/h | W · 17 km/h | W · 18 km/h | W · 17 km/h | W · 17 km/h | W · 17 km/h | NW · 17 km/h | NW · 17 km/h | E · 16 km/h | SE · 16 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 71% | 71% | 69% | 67% | 65% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 67% | 64% | 68% |
| Day length | 10.3h | 11.0h | 12.0h | 13.0h | 13.8h | 14.2h | 14.0h | 13.3h | 12.4h | 11.4h | 10.5h | 10.1h |
Netanya's visitors flood the cliffs in late autumn just as Mediterranean squalls begin to gather, completely ignoring the fact that May offers radiant, desert-dry coastal perfection with barely anyone on the sand.
Perched on a spine of golden sandstone cliffs above a fourteen-kilometer ribbon of beach, Netanya is the breezy, unpretentious anchor of the central Sharon plain. For decades, it has served as an effortless seaside refuge—thirty kilometers north of Tel Aviv's frantic pace and an hour south of Haifa's stepped hills. The city's daily rhythm plays out along cliff-edge promenades where French chatter drifts from open-air cafés and the Mediterranean crashes below against breakwaters. Yet the city's seasonal flow is curious: travelers pile in during late autumn, missing the brief, glorious window in late spring when the coastal humidity hasn't yet arrived, the water has warmed, and the beaches are essentially yours.
If you want the Mediterranean at its most forgiving, May is the uncontested high-water mark of Netanya’s year. The winter rains vanish entirely by late spring, leaving behind clean skies, warm afternoon air hovering in the high twenties, and sea water that has finally shed its winter bite. Down on Sironit Beach, the wide yellow sands remain quiet enough to hear the waves lap against the kurkar cliffs, a luxury that evaporates later in the summer.
April shares much of this easy grace, though the sea can still feel bracing for long swims. Evenings require no more than a light linen layer as breezes drift up the bluff into Independence Square. Despite the near-perfect conditions, tourist numbers remain remarkably low. It is the time of year when Netanya feels like a private, sunlit sanctuary, open to anyone willing to arrive before the summer migration begins.
By July, the Levant sets in with unrelenting, airless humidity. While the sea looks endlessly inviting, stepping away from the water feels like walking into warm wool. August is the peak of this coastal crucible, with apparent temperatures easily pushing into the mid-thirties and thick, salt-laden air that refuses to budge even after dusk.
Life during midsummer retreats indoors during the middle of the day. The cliff-top promenades sit dormant under the midday glare, coming alive only when the sun dips low over the water and families wander out to catch the sluggish evening sea breeze. If you visit now, your trip will be entirely governed by the sea: early morning swims at Poleg Beach, late-afternoon dips, and air-conditioned afternoons spent sheltering from the coastal furnace.
October offers a welcome reprieve from summer's oppressive weight, with the humidity easing and the evenings turning comfortably crisp. But November brings the city’s strangest paradox: visitor numbers peak at their highest point all year, right as the weather begins to fray. The crowds return in full force, filling the promenades and terraces.
While days in early November remain mild and comfortable, autumn brings the return of the rain. These are not gentle, all-day northern drizzles, but sudden, intense downpours rolling off the sea, temporarily washing out outdoor plans before the sun breaks through again. The energy in the streets is lively and sociable, but you must be prepared to trade uninterrupted beach days for unpredictable coastal squalls.
Winter in Netanya is dramatic, wet, and thoroughly local. From December through February, fierce low-pressure systems push in from the sea, whipping the kurkar cliffs with salt spray and driving heavy rain across the Sharon plain. January is the wettest and coldest stretch, where daytime highs rarely climb past the upper teens and the sea turns a churning, turbulent grey.
Yet for travelers who love moody coastal landscapes, winter has a distinct pull. Between the passing squalls come days of piercing blue clarity and sharp, cool air that makes long cliff-edge walks exhilarating. By March, the worst of the storms have blown themselves out, wild mustard blooms along the bluffs, and the coast begins its slow, steady thaw toward spring.