Climate averages 1991–2020
Rukban weather
in February.
A cool, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Rukban: daytime highs average 13.9°C and nights cool to about 2.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dūmā (215 km away). In February its highs average 13.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Rukban, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Rukban ranks 7th of 12 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 12 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 12 cities is 14.5°C; Rukban is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.7°C to 18.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 18 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Dūmā in FebruarySyria · 215 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 2.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Damascus in FebruarySyria · 225 kmHigh 12.5°C · Low 1.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Dārayyā in FebruarySyria · 230 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 2.4°C · 36 mm rain
- Homs in FebruarySyria · 240 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 3.6°C · 35 mm rain
- As Salamīyah in FebruarySyria · 242 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 4.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Al Qā’im in FebruaryIraq · 243 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 5.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Dar‘ā in FebruarySyria · 255 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 4.8°C · 54 mm rain
- Qurayyat in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 255 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 4.6°C · 5.8 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.