Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 37.8°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 12 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In August its highs average 33.3°C, 4.5°C cooler than Aqaba, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest August highs and joint 5th of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 33.4°C; Aqaba is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Beersheba in AugustIsrael · 193 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Tabuk in AugustSaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in AugustPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in AugustPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Arīsh in AugustEgypt · 213 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Hebron in AugustPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gaza in AugustPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ashkelon in AugustIsrael · 242 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.5 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.