Byblos (Jbeil) weather by month

The best time to visit Byblos (Jbeil) is June, September and October — 96/100 in June, 29°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is summer, June to August (93/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 65/100 — cool, rainy, muggy air. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Lebanon →

Byblos🇱🇧 Lebanon · Levant · Beach96
  1. 65Jan
  2. 72Feb
  3. 75Mar
  4. 83Apr
  5. 89May
  6. 96Jun
  7. 92Jul
  8. 90Aug
  9. 93Sep
  10. 94Oct
  11. 82Nov
  12. 70Dec

Best season: June to August (93/100 on average) · worst January (65/100)

Days
29°C
Nights
22°C
Wet days
1
Sun
13.1 h
Humidity
66%
Daylight
14 h
Byblos, Lebanon
Photo: Nate Hovee · Pexels

Byblos, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Byblos is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan65C16°C14 d8 hBusy2
Feb72B17°C10 d9 hQuiet1
Mar75B19°C13 d10 hShoulder2
Apr83A23°C7 d12 hShoulder1
May89A26°C5 d13 hShoulder1
Jun96S29°C1 d13 hBusy1
Jul92S32°C0 d13 hPeak3
Aug90S32°C1 d12 hPeak3
Sep93S31°C1 d11 hBusy1
Oct94S28°C5 d10 hBusy1
Nov82A23°C9 d9 hShoulder1
Dec70B19°C12 d8 hBusy2

What's on in Byblos through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

March
  • Holy Week20 Mar – 10 May (usually)Festival
June
  • Swimming season15 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)Season
July
  • Byblos International Festival15 Jul – 20 Aug (usually)Festival
  • Diaspora summer1 Jul – 31 AugSeason
November
  • The harbour shuts down15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Season
December
  • Christmas and New Year20 Dec – 6 JanHoliday

Everything on in Byblos through the year →

Crowds in Byblos in June

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusySwimming season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Good to know before you go to Byblos

Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.

history

We hired a guide right at the archaeological site entrance for about 25 dollars and it transformed what would have been a confusing jumble of ruins into a readable timeline, a Persian fortress, a Crusader castle, and an Egyptian-era obelisk temple all layered on top of each other. The harbor itself was worth a slow walk on its own, fishing boats bobbing against pastel buildings, with plenty of cafés along the seafront to stop for coffee. Bab El Mina near the port gave us the best seafood of the whole Lebanon trip. Private transport from Beirut cost us about 30 dollars split between the group, which felt worth it for the convenience over public transit.
Georges N. · Read the original ↗

Traveller notes on Byblos

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters name June as one of the best months to visit Lebanon overall, with average highs around 28C and lows around 21C - warm, dry and comfortable rather than the more intense heat of high summer. Public and private beaches along the coast, including around Byblos, are open from mid-May through mid-October, so June sits comfortably within that full beach season. Posters describe June through September broadly as prime time for sun, beaches, mountain escapes and cultural festivals - the Byblos Festival specifically draws visitors to one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with its souks and Crusader sea castle repeatedly named among the top sights in the country.
Tripadvisor community · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe Lebanon's coast in December as bringing warm-ish days and cool evenings, typically 10-20C, with the last two weeks of the month turning genuinely cold and rainy - posters note the interior mountains can drop to around 5C, distinctly colder than the coastal towns like Byblos, Saida and Sour where winter stays comparatively mild. Posters are consistent that rain is the main weather challenge along the coast this time of year, sometimes falling even when temperatures still sit around 20C. Posters generally rate December as a rewarding time to explore Byblos and Lebanon's other historic coastal sites despite the rain risk, describing conditions overall as not too cold and not too hot. Posters generally rate December as mild by day, cool and often wet by night for Byblos, workable for sightseeing with rain gear on hand.
Tripadvisor community · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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