Mount Lebanon · North Lebanon · LebanonSummit weather, forecast and climate

Qurnat as Sawda'

3,088 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation3,088 mabove sea level

Prominence2,393 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

34.30° N, 36.12° EElevation 3,088 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,088 m
Mid-mountain2,270 m
Valley · Bsharri1,442 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Qurnat as Sawda' in brief

Qurnat as Sawda' rises to 3,088 m in the Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon, Lebanon. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,393 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Bsharri, 11 km to the SW at 1,442 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,088 m · 10,131 ft
Prominence: 2,393 m
Range: Mount Lebanon
Region: North Lebanon
Country: Lebanon
Coordinates: 34.3000, 36.1167
Nearest airport: Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) · 79 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Qurnat as Sawda' by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Qurnat as Sawda' by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-4°	-4°	0°	5°	10°	14°	17°	17°	14°	9°	3°	-2°
Average low	-12°	-13°	-10°	-6°	-1°	3°	6°	6°	3°	-1°	-7°	-10°
Precipitation	227 mm	203 mm	152 mm	72 mm	38 mm	10 mm	5 mm	3 mm	9 mm	86 mm	163 mm	189 mm
Cloud cover	31%	31%	28%	24%	14%	2%	1%	1%	3%	15%	25%	32%
Daylight	10h 06	10h 57	11h 56	13h 02	13h 56	14h 26	14h 14	13h 28	12h 25	11h 22	10h 24	9h 53
Month score	25	25	25	38	48	76	92	94	79	34	25	24

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,850 m	1,800 m	2,300 m	3,050 m	3,750 m	4,400 m	4,850 m	4,850 m	4,450 m	3,700 m	2,800 m	2,150 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow