Sidon climate — normals and trends
Sidon (Lebanon) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,008 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sidon averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Sidon has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 17 July 2019) and the coldest 1.2 °C (on 5 February 1950).
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
SidonSouth Governorate
- coords
- 33.56°, 35.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,008mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
151 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
33.5 °C
17 July 2019
Coldest day
1.2 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
111 mm
17 October 1977
Windiest day
61.5 km/h
20 February 2001
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
20 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
4 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
-5.6 °C
6 February 1950
Snowiest day
2.7 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.8 h
2 July 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -196 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 122 mm | -48 mm |
| Mar | 18.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | -92 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 90 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 18.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 173 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sidon?
Sidon has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,008 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidon?
The hottest day measured in Sidon between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2019, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sidon?
The coldest day measured in Sidon between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sidon?
Almost never: Sidon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sidon warmed?
Yes: Sidon warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sidon?
The wettest day measured in Sidon between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1977, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sidon?
The windiest day measured in Sidon between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2001, with winds reaching 61.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sidon?
The warmest month in Sidon is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sidon?
Sidon receives on average 1,008 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sidon?
Sidon 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 Sidon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sidon between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 2.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sidon?
Yes: Sidon has on average 151 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sidon?
In Sidon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 4 September 2020, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 6 February 1950.
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