Best time to visit Lebanon

Lebanon is represented here by Beirut (33.9°, 35.5°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters, 455 mm of rain a year, and a 15.2°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Lebanon falls in a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters.

Climate in Beirut

Beirut is hottest in August (average 26.6°C) and coolest in January (11.4°C). The wet season runs November–February.

Open the Beirut page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Beirut: typical hottest-month average 26.6°C and about 455 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Beirut (May, June, and July).

Beirut in Lebanon

Beirut sits at 33.89°, 35.50°. It is a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. August is the warmest month at 26.6°C (high 30.3°C); January is the coolest at 11.4°C (low 8.9°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 15.2°C.

The wet season runs from November to February. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are May, June, and July. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,916,100. The wettest month is January (115 mm, 13 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is July (0 mm).