Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 38.1°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 50 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In July its highs average 33.2°C, 4.9°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 July highs and joint 1st of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 33.4°C; Aqaba is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 37.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Beersheba in JulyIsrael · 193 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Tabuk in JulySaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in JulyPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in JulyPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Arīsh in JulyEgypt · 213 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Hebron in JulyPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gaza in JulyPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ashkelon in JulyIsrael · 242 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.8 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.