Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Jordan.

ClimaNote covers 12 cities in Jordan, starting with Amman, Zarqa and Irbid. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 21.9°C in Marj Al Hamam to 29.6°C in Aqaba, and yearly rainfall from 27 mm in Aqaba to 259 mm in Irbid. The hottest city-month is July in Aqaba, with an average high of 38.1°C, and the coolest is January in Marj Al Hamam, at 11.0°C. By single month, the most rain falls in February in Irbid, with 57 mm.

August is the warmest month in 9 cities and July in 1 (in 2 other cities two or more months tie); January is the coolest in every city. January is the wettest month in 9 cities and February in 2 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); July is the driest in 7 cities (in 5 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, all have a month with under 1 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.

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Cities in Jordan

Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in Jordan
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Amman24°C13°C175
Zarqa24°C12°C175
Irbid24°C12°C259
Russeifa25°C13°C175
Khuraybat as Sūq23°C12°C175
Wādī as Sīr23°C12°C186
Ar Ramthā25°C12°C248
As Salţ22°C11°C186
Aqaba30°C17°C27
Rukban25°C12°C98
Marj Al Hamam22°C11°C186
Mādabā23°C13°C178

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.