Tyre climate — normals and trends
Tyre (Lebanon) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 916 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 (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tyre averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Tyre 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 36.6 °C (on 16 May 1988) and the coldest 1.1 °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
TyreSouth Governorate
- coords
- 33.27°, 35.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
17.6°C
Annual rainfall
916mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
144 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
36.6 °C
16 May 1988
Coldest day
1.1 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
113 mm
2 November 2009
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
20 February 2001
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
20 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
4 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
-3.9 °C
6 February 1950
Snowiest day
1.6 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.7 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 | 17.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -180 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 103 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 48 mm | -83 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 84 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 18.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 140 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tyre?
Tyre has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 916 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tyre?
The hottest day measured in Tyre between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1988, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tyre?
The coldest day measured in Tyre between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tyre?
Almost never: Tyre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tyre warmed?
Yes: Tyre warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tyre?
The wettest day measured in Tyre between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2009, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tyre?
The windiest day measured in Tyre between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2001, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tyre?
The warmest month in Tyre is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tyre?
Tyre receives on average 916 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tyre?
Tyre 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 Tyre?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tyre between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 1.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tyre?
Yes: Tyre has on average 144 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tyre?
In Tyre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 4 September 2020, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 6 February 1950.
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