Baalbek climate — normals and trends
Baalbek (Lebanon) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Baalbek averages 74 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Baalbek has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 90 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 7 August 1987) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 19 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BaalbekBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
- coords
- 34.01°, 36.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
368mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.7 °C
7 August 1987
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
19 January 1964
Wettest day
52 mm
18 December 1951
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
9 June 1965
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
22 March 2021
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
23 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-24.7 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
35.6 cm
18 December 1951
Sunniest day
13.7 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 19 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 40 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 19 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 24 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 67 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baalbek?
Baalbek has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baalbek?
The hottest day measured in Baalbek between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baalbek?
The coldest day measured in Baalbek between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Baalbek?
Yes. Baalbek gets on average 103.0 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Baalbek warmed?
Yes: Baalbek warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baalbek?
The wettest day measured in Baalbek between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baalbek?
The windiest day measured in Baalbek between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1965, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baalbek?
The warmest month in Baalbek is August (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Baalbek?
Baalbek receives on average 368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baalbek?
Baalbek gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baalbek?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baalbek between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 35.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baalbek?
Yes: Baalbek has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baalbek?
In Baalbek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 23 July 1998, and the lowest was -24.7 °C on 19 January 1964.
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