diff --git a/src/platformdirs/unix.py b/src/platformdirs/unix.py
index b7b02f99..1caa74e3 100644
--- a/src/platformdirs/unix.py
+++ b/src/platformdirs/unix.py
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ def user_cache_dir(self) -> str:
     @property
     def site_cache_dir(self) -> str:
         """
-        :return: cache directory shared by users, e.g. ``/var/cache/$appname/$version``
+        :return: cache directory shared by users, e.g. ``/var/tmp/$appname/$version``
         """
-        return self._append_app_name_and_version("/var/cache")
+        return self._append_app_name_and_version("/var/tmp")
 
     @property
     def user_state_dir(self) -> str: