Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In March its highs average 20.7°C, 4.3°C cooler than Aqaba, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 12 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 12 cities is 18.4°C; Aqaba is 6.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.0°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.2 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Beersheba in MarchIsrael · 193 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Tabuk in MarchSaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 8.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in MarchPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in MarchPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Arīsh in MarchEgypt · 213 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Hebron in MarchPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Gaza in MarchPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Ashkelon in MarchIsrael · 242 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 52 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.