Climate averages 1991–2020
Sidon weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Sidon: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 09 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nabatîyé et Tahta (22 km away). In July its highs average 29.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Sidon, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Lebanon, Sidon ranks 5th of 8 for the warmest July highs and 7th of 8 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 8 cities is 30.0°C; Sidon is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.7 mm to 1.3 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sidon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 213 | 14.2 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.9°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 173 | 11.4 | 11.011 h |
| March | 18.2°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 107 | 9.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.4°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 59 | 6.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 20 | 3.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 28.1°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 5.1 | 1.1 | 14.314 h |
| July, selected | 30.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 1.7 | 0.7 | 14.114 h |
| August | 30.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 8.0 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 44 | 4.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 122 | 8.3 | 10.510 h |
| December | 17.2°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 201 | 12.5 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Nabatîyé et Tahta in JulyLebanon · 22 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Aley in JulyLebanon · 35 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Tyre in JulyLebanon · 36 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Beirut in JulyLebanon · 39 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Jounieh in JulyLebanon · 52 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Zahlé in JulyLebanon · 59 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Dārayyā in JulySyria · 81 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Damascus in JulySyria · 85 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sidon) is explained once on the Sidon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.