Climate and Weather in Beirut, Lebanon

The climate of Beirut

What is the capital of Lebanon? Beirut, internationally written as Beirut, is the capital of Lebanon. Beirut is located on the Mediterranean Sea and has a warm maritime climate, also known as a warm Mediterranean climate. According to the Köppen climate classification, the climate of Beirut is classified under type Csa. Beirut is blessed with sunny, dry and warm summers. Winters are mostly mild, but full of precipitation. The wettest months (December, January and February) together account for almost 500 millimeters, which is more than half of the annual sum of 826 millimeters. After a relatively short spring with sometimes heavy rain showers, a summer of about four months begins, with the mercury reaching around thirty degrees during the day and not cooling down that much at night. See abbreviations for Beirut.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month		water temperature
January	15℃	7℃	5	15		18℃
February	16℃	8℃	6	13		17℃
March	18℃	9℃	7	11		17℃
April	21℃	12℃	8	7		18℃
May	25℃	15℃	10	4		21℃
June	27℃	18℃	12	1		24℃
July	30℃	20℃	11	0		26℃
August	30℃	21℃	11	0		27℃
September	29℃	19℃	10	1		27℃
October	26℃	16℃	8	6		25℃
November	21℃	12℃	7	9		22℃
December	16℃	9℃	5	13		20℃

The weather in Beirut

Here you will find the weather forecast for Beirut. View the current weather in Beirut and the forecast for the coming days, such as temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Beirut. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Beirut. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Beirut? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In January, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 15 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 7 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 15 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 16 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 8 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 13 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 18 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 9 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 11 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 21 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 7 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in May

In May, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 25 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 15 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 10 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 4 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 27 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 12 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 20 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 11 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 21 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 11 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in September

In September, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 10 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in October

In October, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 16 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 21 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 9 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in December

In December, the average maximum temperature in Beirut is around 16 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 9 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 13 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.