Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 19.0°C and nights cool to about 9.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 8.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In January its highs average 15.8°C, 3.2°C cooler than Aqaba, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 12 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 12 cities is 13.0°C; Aqaba is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 21.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.0 mm to 6.8 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Beersheba in JanuaryIsrael · 193 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 7.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Tabuk in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.1°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in JanuaryPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in JanuaryPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 8.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Arīsh in JanuaryEgypt · 213 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 45 mm rain
- Hebron in JanuaryPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 5.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Gaza in JanuaryPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 9.7°C · 77 mm rain
- Ashkelon in JanuaryIsrael · 242 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 125 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.