Byblos (Jbeil) weather in March
March in Byblos: nice, rainy — a great time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#9 of 12 months in Byblos · #695 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 75/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 19°C
- Nights
- 12°C
- Wet days
- 13
- Sun
- 10 h
- Humidity
- 74%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Byblos in March
Notes from nearby Faraya (20 km away)
Byblos doesn't have its own notes for March yet — these are about Faraya, close enough to share the season.
Faraya-forum threads asking whether March is worth a ski visit describe the local season as genuinely running early January through the last week of March, making this month the real tail end. Posters call conditions directly tied to how much fell earlier in the winter, one visitor reporting a fully snow-covered resort in late March while others describe a leaner year with less coverage by the same date. Regulars call the roughly ninety-minute drive from Beirut a real draw, close enough for a day trip. Posters recommend checking current conditions before committing, snow availability genuinely dependent on the specific winter. Regulars describe daytime readings as comfortably mild, evenings turning noticeably cooler once the sun drops. Posters recommend real layers for the sunset swing regardless of midday warmth. The record: 12.2C days feeling like 10C, 3.4C nights, an extraordinarily high 102.9mm across 13 days and 73 percent humidity.
Other months in Byblos
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.
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.
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Byblos climate normals — March
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Byblos in March
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.
Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Byblos's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherByblos's best weather comes in June, September and October — separate windows, not one continuous season.
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What's on in Byblos in March
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Festival
Holy Week
20 Mar – 10 May · usuallyClosuresByblos is a Christian town and Holy Week is its serious season, with processions out of the old churches and the port restaurants opening properly for the first time since autumn. Source ↗
- Season
The harbour shuts down
15 Nov – 15 Mar · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosuresMost of the restaurants around the old port close or drop to weekends only and the souk is half shuttered. The crusader castle and the ruins stay open and you will have them to yourself. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Byblos — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Byblos?
Byblos in March — FAQ
- Is March a good time to visit Byblos?
- March in Byblos: nice, rainy — a great time to visit. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Byblos on SeasonMap's comfort score (75/100).
- What is the weather like in Byblos in March?
- In March, Byblos averages a daily high of 18.9°C and a low of 11.5°C, with about 102.9 mm of rain over roughly 13.4 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Byblos in March?
- Byblos has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 66 in March.
- Does it snow in Byblos in March?
- Byblos sees roughly 4 cm of snowfall in March.
Within 300 km: Tel Aviv's Purim around 20 Feb – 25 Mar, and Limassol's Limassol Carnival around 1 Feb – 15 Mar.