Tel Aviv vs Beirut: which is sunnier?
🇮🇱 Israel vs 🇱🇧 Lebanon · 209 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tel Aviv and Beirut are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,298 vs 3,247 hours a year. Beirut has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Tel Aviv in 3 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Tel Aviv | Beirut | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,298 | 3,247 |
| Sunniest month | May (98/100) | June (98/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 79/100 | 72/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 76/100 | 92/100 |
| Rain / year | 360 mm | 455 mm |
| Warmest sea | 31°C / 88°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
Tel Aviv vs Beirut month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv | Beirut | Tel Aviv | Beirut | Tel Aviv | Beirut | Tel Aviv | Beirut | |
| January | 62 | 58 | 17° | 17° | 88 | 115 | 20° | 21° |
| February | 80 | 69 | 19° | 18° | 62 | 82 | 18° | 19° |
| March | 92 | 90 | 22° | 20° | 37 | 43 | 19° | 19° |
| April | 95 | 94 | 26° | 23° | 21 | 23 | 22° | 21° |
| May | 98 | 97 | 30° | 27° | 5 | 9 | 24° | 23° |
| June | 89 | 98 | 33° | 31° | 1 | 2 | 28° | 28° |
| July | 69 | 89 | 35° | 33° | 1 | 0 | 30° | 30° |
| August | 69 | 88 | 35° | 33° | 0 | 1 | 31° | 31° |
| September | 89 | 97 | 33° | 31° | 2 | 5 | 30° | 30° |
| October | 96 | 94 | 30° | 28° | 14 | 23 | 27° | 27° |
| November | 90 | 88 | 25° | 23° | 46 | 56 | 23° | 23° |
| December | 83 | 74 | 20° | 19° | 83 | 96 | 21° | 21° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tel Aviv · Feb Tel Aviv · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Beirut · Jul Beirut · Aug Beirut · Sep Beirut · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Tel Aviv.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tel Aviv (average score 79/100 vs 72). Daytime highs are similar (20°C vs 19°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Tel Aviv averages 95/100, Beirut 94/100. Tel Aviv is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
- June–August: Beirut (average score 92/100 vs 76). Tel Aviv is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
- September–October: Beirut (average score 96/100 vs 93). Tel Aviv is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
Sea temperature
Both seas peak at 31°C / 88°F. Swimmable water (21°C+): Tel Aviv about 9 months a year, Beirut about 10 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Tel Aviv weather by month · Beirut weather by month.
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