Jounieh weather in January

In January, Jounieh sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 144 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jounieh's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jounieh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 144 mm; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:48 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jounieh reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	16	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	15	10
13	15	10
14	15	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	10
18	15	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

Jounieh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 10°	144	13.8	10	4.4
Feb	15° / 10°	138	11.3	10.7	4.7
Mar	17° / 12°	105	9.4	11.7	5.9
Apr	20° / 14°	46	5.6	12.8	7.4
May	24° / 18°	17	3	13.7	8.7
Jun	26° / 22°	2	0.7	14.2	9.1
Jul	29° / 24°	0	0.1	14	8.1
Aug	29° / 24°	1	0.3	13.3	7.6
Sep	28° / 23°	6	1.2	12.2	8.3
Oct	25° / 20°	30	4.5	11.1	8.3
Nov	21° / 16°	78	7.7	10.2	7.3
Dec	17° / 12°	133	11.3	9.8	5.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	67	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

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

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jounieh gets around 144 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% 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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	43
12	43
13	42
14	42
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	41
30	41
31	41

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% 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	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:00 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	4:34	4:35	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:47	4:34
2	9.8	6:48	4:35
3	9.8	6:48	4:35
4	9.8	6:48	4:36
5	9.8	6:48	4:37
6	9.8	6:48	4:38
7	9.8	6:48	4:38
8	9.8	6:48	4:39
9	9.9	6:48	4:40
10	9.9	6:48	4:41
11	9.9	6:48	4:42
12	9.9	6:48	4:42
13	9.9	6:48	4:43
14	9.9	6:48	4:44
15	10.0	6:48	4:45
16	10.0	6:48	4:46
17	10.0	6:48	4:47
18	10.0	6:47	4:48
19	10.0	6:47	4:49
20	10.0	6:47	4:50
21	10.1	6:46	4:50
22	10.1	6:46	4:51
23	10.1	6:46	4:52
24	10.1	6:45	4:53
25	10.2	6:45	4:54
26	10.2	6:44	4:55
27	10.2	6:44	4:56
28	10.2	6:43	4:57
29	10.3	6:43	4:58
30	10.3	6:42	4:59
31	10.3	6:42	5:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jounieh

In seasonPeak

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

Jounieh'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 January a good time to visit Jounieh?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Jounieh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jounieh in January

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

In January, Jounieh sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Jounieh in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 23 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	17	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	17	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 Jounieh in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jounieh peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	4	5	7	8	11	10	10	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Jounieh in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jounieh 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 Jounieh?

Jounieh sits at 34.0°N, 35.6°E, 40 m above sea level, in Lebanon. The nearest listed city is Beirut, 14 km away.

Topography around Jounieh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jounieh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,596 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,068 m.

The land around Jounieh is covered by water (51%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

603 m

water 51%

16 km

1,596 m

water 42%

80 km

3,068 m

grassland 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Jounieh year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Beirut 14 km · Ra’s Bayrūt 15 km · Byblos 16 km · Aley 20 km · Zahle 30 km · Chmistâr 37 km · Bsharri 47 km · Jezzine 49 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 Jounieh (33.9808°, 35.6178°, elevation 40 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	16	11
2	16	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	15	10
13	15	10
14	15	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	10
18	15	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	43
12	43
13	42
14	42
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	41
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	16	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	15	10
13	15	10
14	15	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	10
18	15	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	43
12	43
13	42
14	42
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	41
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	16	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	15	10
13	15	10
14	15	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	10
18	15	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	15	10
28	15	10
29	15	10
30	15	10
31	15	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	43
12	43
13	42
14	42
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	41
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100