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Monthly climate in Sidon, Lebanon

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sidon features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1004 mm (39.5 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sidon enjoys an average of 4002 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sidon, Lebanon §

The warmest months in Sidon are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sidon experiences 114 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sidon, Lebanon.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sidon, Lebanon §

Sidon usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 216 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sidon are July, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sidon, Lebanon.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 238 (9.4) 142 (5.6) 106 (4.2) 68 (2.7) 19 (0.8) 10 (0.4) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 43 (1.7) 94 (3.7) 268 (10.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 10 11 7 4 2 0 1 2 5 9 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Sidon, Lebanon §

The sunniest months in Sidon are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sidon: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sidon, Lebanon.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 221 275 333 353 396 400 409 388 348 321 283 271
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 11m 10h 58m 11h 59m 13h 1m 13h 53m 14h 19m 14h 5m 13h 20m 12h 20m 11h 18m 10h 24m 9h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Sidon, Lebanon §

Sidon experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Sidon UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sidon, Lebanon.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 7 5 3