Jounieh weather in July

In July, Jounieh sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Jounieh's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jounieh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:41 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
6%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Jounieh reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Jounieh weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 10°14413.8104.4
Feb15° / 10°13811.310.74.7
Mar17° / 12°1059.411.75.9
Apr20° / 14°465.612.87.4
May24° / 18°17313.78.7
Jun26° / 22°20.714.29.1
Jul29° / 24°00.1148.1
Aug29° / 24°10.313.37.6
Sep28° / 23°61.212.28.3
Oct25° / 20°304.511.18.3
Nov21° / 16°787.710.27.3
Dec17° / 12°13311.39.85.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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31000
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Jounieh gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12335870
22325880
31306090
41286290
512762100
612662110
712463120
812363130
912164140
1012064150
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:346:48
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314.24:356:48
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514.24:356:48
614.24:366:48
714.24:366:47
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1114.14:386:47
1214.14:396:46
1314.14:406:46
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1514.14:416:45
1614.14:416:45
1714.04:426:44
1814.04:436:44
1914.04:436:44
2014.04:446:43
2114.04:456:42
2213.94:456:42
2313.94:466:41
2413.94:476:41
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2613.94:486:39
2713.84:496:39
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3113.74:526:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.62 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 — July's 7.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Jounieh

In seasonPeak

None of Jounieh's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Rainy season
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Mar
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Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Jounieh?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Jounieh for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jounieh in July

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

In July, Jounieh sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jounieh in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — 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.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Jounieh in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jounieh in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1544 µg/m³Aug 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr45Poor
May38Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec26Moderate
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.

BeirutRa’s BayrūtByblosAleyZahleChmistârBsharriJezzine

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
16 km
1,596 m
80 km
3,068 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July 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
Muslim 68%Christian 32%Druze 5%

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).