Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 52 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In April its highs average 25.4°C, 4.6°C cooler than Aqaba, with 6.1 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 12 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 12 cities is 23.6°C; Aqaba is 6.4°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Aqaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 8.0 | 1.9 | 10.510 h |
| February | 21.1°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 6.8 | 1.6 | 11.111 h |
| March | 25.0°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 5.2 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 30.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 34.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 36.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| July | 38.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| August | 37.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 35.5°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 10.310 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Beersheba in AprilIsrael · 193 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Tabuk in AprilSaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in AprilPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in AprilPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.5°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Arīsh in AprilEgypt · 213 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Hebron in AprilPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Gaza in AprilPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Ashkelon in AprilIsrael · 242 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 20 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Aqaba) is explained once on the Aqaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.