Ghazieh weather in February

In February, Ghazieh sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 172 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ghazieh's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghazieh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 172 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:30 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 11th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ghazieh reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	16	12
17	16	12
18	16	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	13
25	16	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13

Ghazieh weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 12°	213	14.2	10	4.5
Feb	16° / 12°	172	11.2	10.8	4.7
Mar	17° / 13°	107	9.3	11.7	5.8
Apr	19° / 15°	59	6	12.8	7.1
May	22° / 18°	20	3.4	13.7	8.4
Jun	25° / 22°	5	1.1	14.2	9.3
Jul	27° / 24°	2	0.7	14	9.0
Aug	27° / 25°	1	0.4	13.2	8.8
Sep	27° / 24°	8	1.7	12.2	8.8
Oct	25° / 22°	44	4.9	11.2	8.4
Nov	21° / 18°	122	8.3	10.3	7.1
Dec	17° / 14°	201	12.5	9.8	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ghazieh gets around 172 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	42
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:41	5:03
2	10.4	6:41	5:04
3	10.4	6:40	5:05
4	10.4	6:39	5:06
5	10.5	6:39	5:07
6	10.5	6:38	5:08
7	10.5	6:37	5:08
8	10.6	6:36	5:09
9	10.6	6:36	5:10
10	10.6	6:35	5:11
11	10.6	6:34	5:12
12	10.7	6:33	5:13
13	10.7	6:32	5:14
14	10.7	6:31	5:15
15	10.8	6:30	5:16
16	10.8	6:29	5:17
17	10.8	6:28	5:18
18	10.9	6:27	5:19
19	10.9	6:26	5:20
20	10.9	6:25	5:20
21	11.0	6:24	5:21
22	11.0	6:23	5:22
23	11.0	6:22	5:23
24	11.1	6:21	5:24
25	11.1	6:20	5:25
26	11.1	6:19	5:26
27	11.2	6:18	5:27
28	11.2	6:16	5:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ghazieh

In seasonPeak

In February, Ghazieh sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ghazieh's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ghazieh?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ghazieh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ghazieh in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ghazieh sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ghazieh in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 24 — about 7.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	17	19	21	25	27	28	28	26	23	21
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	19	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Ghazieh in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghazieh peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	5	7	8	10	10	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ghazieh in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ghazieh is worst in April — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	34	39	45	38	28	21	19	20	23	28	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ghazieh?

Ghazieh sits at 33.5°N, 35.4°E, 59 m above sea level, in Lebanon. The nearest listed city is Sidon, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ghazieh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ghazieh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghazieh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,018 m.

The land around Ghazieh is covered by trees (37%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (40%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (32%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

292 m

trees 37%

16 km

1,326 m

water 40%

80 km

3,018 m

water 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Ghazieh year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Sidon 4.0 km · Habboûch 16 km · Nabatîyé et Tahta 19 km · Jezzine 20 km · Tyre 32 km · Aley 38 km · Beirut 44 km · Ra’s Bayrūt 44 km

Lebanon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2024
GDP per capita: $4,473; 2024
Happiness: 3.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 48%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 477
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ghazieh (33.5175°, 35.3689°, elevation 59 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	16	12
17	16	12
18	16	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	13
25	16	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	42
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	16	12
17	16	12
18	16	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	13
25	16	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	42
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	16	12
17	16	12
18	16	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	13
25	16	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	42
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7