Climate averages 1991–2020
Aqaba weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Aqaba: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beersheba (193 km away). In September its highs average 31.5°C, 3.9°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 September highs and 1st of 12 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 12 cities is 31.2°C; Aqaba is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Beersheba in SeptemberIsrael · 193 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Tabuk in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 197 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in SeptemberPalestinian Territory · 210 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in SeptemberPalestinian Territory · 213 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Arīsh in SeptemberEgypt · 213 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Hebron in SeptemberPalestinian Territory · 223 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Gaza in SeptemberPalestinian Territory · 226 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ashkelon in SeptemberIsrael · 242 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 3.1 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.