El-Arz

El-Arz (also spelled Al-Arz or Ariz) (Arabic: الأرز) is a municipality in the Bsharri District of Lebanon.^[1] The town is located just west of Bsharri and east of the Cedars of God forest and is 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.^[2]

El-Arz الأرز
Municipality
El-Arz Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34.2437500°N 36.0403544°E / 34.2437500; 36.0403544
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
District	Bsharri District
Elevation	1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	1377
Dialing code	+06

Climate

Climate data for El-Arz, elevation 1,916 m (6,286 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.3 (39.7)	6.1 (43.0)	11.1 (52.0)	15.8 (60.4)	18.7 (65.7)	22.2 (72.0)	23.1 (73.6)	20.2 (68.4)	16.6 (61.9)	11.3 (52.3)	7.3 (45.1)	13.4 (56.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	0.1 (32.2)	2.2 (36.0)	7.0 (44.6)	12.0 (53.6)	14.8 (58.6)	17.5 (63.5)	18.0 (64.4)	15.1 (59.2)	11.8 (53.2)	7.0 (44.6)	3.5 (38.3)	9.1 (48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.0 (26.6)	−3.5 (25.7)	−1.8 (28.8)	2.7 (36.9)	6.9 (44.4)	9.5 (49.1)	11.8 (53.2)	12.6 (54.7)	10.3 (50.5)	7.5 (45.5)	3.7 (38.7)	0.2 (32.4)	4.7 (40.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	239 (9.4)	207 (8.1)	145 (5.7)	68 (2.7)	32 (1.3)	5 (0.2)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	5 (0.2)	32 (1.3)	93 (3.7)	158 (6.2)	986 (38.8)
Source: FAO[3]