Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Hermel features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 385 mm (15.1 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Hermel enjoys an average of 4001 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Hermel are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Hermel experiences 152 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 8 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Minimum | -6°C (22°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Hermel, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon with other places around the world.
El Hermel usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Hermel are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51 (2.0) | 55 (2.2) | 58 (2.3) | 50 (2.0) | 26 (1.0) | 8 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 22 (0.9) | 46 (1.8) | 65 (2.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
The sunniest months in El Hermel are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Hermel: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218 | 267 | 328 | 352 | 400 | 407 | 418 | 392 | 350 | 319 | 278 | 267 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 7m | 10h 56m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 24m | 14h 10m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 20m | 9h 52m |
El Hermel experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Hermel UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |