Sidon
City in Lebanon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
SidonNewCity: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Sidon is a city in Lebanon, in South Governorate. About 163,554 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Lebanon in our atlas.
It lies at 33.56° N, 35.37° E, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Beirut time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sidon. Green dots: other major cities of Lebanon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sidon has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 403 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 268064 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q163490 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- SidonNewCity: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)