Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 17 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In December its highs average 17.9°C, 2.8°C cooler than Aqaba, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 12 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 12 cities is 15.0°C; Aqaba is 5.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 19.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.0 mm to 8.0 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Beersheba in DecemberIsrael · 193 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Tabuk in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 4.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Arīsh in DecemberEgypt · 213 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Hebron in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 7.2°C · 28 mm rain
- Gaza in DecemberPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 11.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Ashkelon in DecemberIsrael · 242 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 102 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.