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What climate patterns bring most of Lebanon’s precipitation during winter?

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Lebanon is situated within the Mediterranean climatic region, which is characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, humid winters. The country receives the vast majority of its annual precipitation during the winter season due to winter storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean and move eastward across the Mediterranean Sea.1