Climate averages 1991–2020
Rukban weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Rukban: daytime highs average 36.1°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dūmā (215 km away). In August its highs average 35.9°C, about as warm as Rukban, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Rukban ranks 2nd of 12 for the warmest August highs and joint 10th of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 33.4°C; Rukban is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.5°C to 32.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Rukban climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 4.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.9°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 18 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 18.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 14 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.2°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10 | 1.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 5.3 | 1.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 36.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 36.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 32.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.6 | 1.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.5°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 12 | 2.6 | 10.510 h |
| December | 13.4°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.010 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
August in nearby cities
- Dūmā in AugustSyria · 215 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Damascus in AugustSyria · 225 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Dārayyā in AugustSyria · 230 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Homs in AugustSyria · 240 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- As Salamīyah in AugustSyria · 242 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Al Qā’im in AugustIraq · 243 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 26.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Dar‘ā in AugustSyria · 255 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Qurayyat in AugustSaudi Arabia · 255 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 0 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 Rukban) is explained once on the Rukban year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.