Climate averages 1991–2020
Sidon weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Sidon: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nabatîyé et Tahta (22 km away). In October its highs average 25.4°C, 1.2°C cooler than Sidon, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Lebanon, Sidon ranks 4th of 8 for the warmest October highs and 8th of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 25.9°C; Sidon is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 122 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Nabatîyé et Tahta in OctoberLebanon · 22 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 16.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Aley in OctoberLebanon · 35 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Tyre in OctoberLebanon · 36 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Beirut in OctoberLebanon · 39 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Jounieh in OctoberLebanon · 52 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Zahlé in OctoberLebanon · 59 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Dārayyā in OctoberSyria · 81 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Damascus in OctoberSyria · 85 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 7.7 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.