What is the average annual rainfall received on the coastal plain of Beirut?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 700 to 900 millimeters
- Step 1: Beirut experiences a concentrated winter rainy season from November to March.
- Step 2: Annual precipitation averages approximately 800 mm, falling almost entirely over about 70 to 80 rainy days.
Answer
700 to 900 millimeters.
Why not the others: '150 to 250 millimeters' characterizes the arid northern Beqaa; '1,500 to 2,000 millimeters' falls on high Mount Lebanon summits; '50 to 100 millimeters' is hyper-arid desert.
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