Tyre
City in Lebanon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
SubmergedEgyptianHarbour TyreSour Lebanon RomanDeckert04112019: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Tyre is a city in Lebanon, in South Governorate. About 135,204 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Lebanon in our atlas.
It lies at 33.27° N, 35.19° E, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Beirut time zone.
Location
Red dot: Tyre. Green dots: other major cities of Lebanon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tyre has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 15°C (59°F). Around 592 mm (23 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 267008 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q82070 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- SubmergedEgyptianHarbour TyreSour Lebanon RomanDeckert04112019: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)