Page "Geography of Lebanon" Paragraph 22

Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate characterized by a long, hot, and dry summer, and cool, rainy winter.

Fall is a transitional season with a gradual lowering of temperature and little rain ; spring occurs when the winter rains cause the vegetation to revive.

Topographical variation creates local modifications of the basic climatic pattern.

Along the coast, summers are hot and humid, with little or no rain.

Heavy dews form, which are beneficial to agriculture.

The daily range of temperature is not wide.

A west wind provides relief during the afternoon and evening ; at night the wind direction is reversed, blowing from the land out to sea.