Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 37 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In May its highs average 29.2°C, 5.1°C cooler than Aqaba, with 4.0 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 12 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 12 cities is 28.4°C; Aqaba is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 36.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Beersheba in MayIsrael · 193 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Tabuk in MaySaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 17.0°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in MayPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in MayPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Arīsh in MayEgypt · 213 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Hebron in MayPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Gaza in MayPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.4°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Ashkelon in MayIsrael · 242 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 6.3 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.