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Sidon, Lebanon climate
BWh Hot desert
Sidon has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 135 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 64 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sidon climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 64 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 69 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.9 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 11.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 34 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.9 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 69 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 11.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Haifa, a weather station, about 89 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.