The Climate of Lebanon

Lebanon has a typical Mediterranean Climate with hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Following is a brief description of its temperature and rainfall.

Temperature:
Summers on the coasts are hot. At Beirut the mid day thermometer exceeds 95 F (35 C) in summer. Due to high humidity, even nights are not so comfortable and the temperatures are around 77F (25 C). The mountains however have a beautiful climate during this part of the year where midday temperature rarely crosses 86 F ( 30 C) and nights are around 60 F ( 16 C) which is much pleasant than at coast. The winters are however better at coast. Beirut has a high of 64F (17C) and a low of 53 F (11 C) which is quite moderate. The winter on the mountains is quite severe with frosty temperatures and heavy snowfall.

Irene Hurricane

Precipitation:
Since Lebanon has a Mediterranean type of Climate so most of precipitation falls during winter months. In December and January the precipitation exceeds 6 inches (150 mm) while in the summer months of July and August it is practically nil. Mountains in winter receive heavy snowfall. Even places as mild as Beirut get a little snowfall after every fifteen years. The best seasons to visit this country are spring and fall during which the rainfall is moderate and the days are bright and sunny.

In short, Lebanon has got hot dry summers and cool wet winters with mountain areas cooler than the coastal ones. The best seasons are spring and fall with mild temperatures and moderate precipitation.

The Climate of Lebanon