El Hermel climate — normals and trends
El Hermel (Lebanon) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 342 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 July (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
El Hermel averages 14 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
El Hermel has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 18 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 9 August 2025) and the coldest -15.4 °C (on 6 January 1942).
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
El HermelBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
- coords
- 34.39°, 36.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
342mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
41.3 °C
9 August 2025
Coldest day
-15.4 °C
6 January 1942
Wettest day
38 mm
14 January 1968
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
18 February 1970
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
14 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
9 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-20.4 °C
9 February 1949
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
4 March 1959
Sunniest day
13.7 h
4 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 62 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 30 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 38 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 40 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Hermel?
El Hermel has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 342 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Hermel?
The hottest day measured in El Hermel between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Hermel?
The coldest day measured in El Hermel between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -15.4 °C.
Does it snow in El Hermel?
Yes. El Hermel gets on average 13.2 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of El Hermel warmed?
Yes: El Hermel warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Hermel?
The wettest day measured in El Hermel between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Hermel?
The windiest day measured in El Hermel between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Hermel?
The warmest month in El Hermel is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in El Hermel?
El Hermel receives on average 342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Hermel?
El Hermel gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Hermel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Hermel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1959, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Hermel?
Yes: El Hermel has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Hermel?
In El Hermel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 9 August 2025, and the lowest was -20.4 °C on 9 February 1949.
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