Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 31.6°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In October its highs average 28.3°C, 3.2°C cooler than Aqaba, with 5.0 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Aqaba ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 26.9°C; Aqaba is 4.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Beersheba in OctoberIsrael · 193 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Tabuk in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 15.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Arīsh in OctoberEgypt · 213 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Hebron in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Gaza in OctoberPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Ashkelon in OctoberIsrael · 242 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 23 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.