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Best time to visit Beirut

April is the best time to visit Beirut for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 95/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 9 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 95 22 °C 6 62
2 November 94 22 °C 7 76
3 May 93 26 °C 4 89
4 October 88 27 °C 5 96
5 March 83 19 °C 9 40
6 June 82 29 °C 1 99
7 December 79 18 °C 10 46
8 September 76 30 °C 1 95
9 July 73 31 °C 0 93
10 February 71 16 °C 11 29
11 August 70 31 °C 0 90
12 January 67 16 °C 13 27

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 16 °C 48 % 27
February 18 °C 16 °C 48 % 29
March 17 °C 19 °C 44 % 40
April 19 °C 22 °C 38 % 62
May 21 °C 26 °C 25 % 89
June 25 °C 29 °C 10 % 99
July 27 °C 31 °C 9 % 93
August 28 °C 31 °C 12 % 90
September 28 °C 30 °C 15 % 95
October 26 °C 27 °C 26 % 96
November 23 °C 22 °C 37 % 76
December 21 °C 18 °C 45 % 46

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 16 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 15.6 °C 129 mm 48 %
February 16.3 °C 127 mm 48 %
March 18.7 °C 96 mm 44 %
April 22.0 °C 46 mm 38 %
May 25.8 °C 20 mm 25 %
June 28.8 °C 3 mm 10 %
July 30.8 °C 1 mm 9 %
August 31.2 °C 1 mm 12 %
September 29.9 °C 6 mm 15 %
October 27.3 °C 28 mm 26 %
November 22.2 °C 66 mm 37 %
December 17.7 °C 108 mm 45 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.