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• ISO 259 | Çpat |
• Translit. | Tz'fat |
• Also spelled | Tsfat, Tzefat, Zfat, Ẕefat (official) |
Coordinates: 32°57′57″N35°29′54″E / 32.96583°N 35.49833°ECoordinates: 32°57′57″N35°29′54″E / 32.96583°N 35.49833°E | |
Country | Israel |
Founded | 15th century BCE or before (?)[1] |
Government | |
• Type | City |
• Mayor | Shuki Ohana |
Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 35,715 |
Website | http://www.zefat.muni.il |
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 38.1 (100.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.7 (101.7) | 36.8 (98.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 31.25 (88.25) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 20.43 (68.77) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.95 (53.51) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −6.5 (20.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 0.1 (32.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | 3.85 (38.93) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 158.8 (6.25) | 129.7 (5.11) | 94.9 (3.74) | 43.1 (1.70) | 5.7 (0.22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.5 (0.06) | 24.5 (0.96) | 85.5 (3.37) | 138.4 (5.45) | 682.1 (26.85) |
Average precipitation days | 15 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 13.1 | 75.5 |
Source: Israel Meteorological Service[61][62] |
Der ägyptische Pharao Thutmosis III (1490-1436) erwähnte in seiner Liste der eroberten Städte Kanaans auch Saft, das möglicherweise mit Zefat identisch war. (The Egyptian Pharao Thutmose III (1490-1436) mentioned Saft in his list of cities conquered in Canaan, which might be identical with Safed.)
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(help)Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Safed. |