Climate averages 1991–2020
Rukban weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Rukban: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 18.6°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 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dūmā (215 km away). In September its highs average 32.4°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 September highs and 6th of 12 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 12 cities is 31.2°C; Rukban is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 7.6 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
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 | 36.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Dūmā in SeptemberSyria · 215 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Damascus in SeptemberSyria · 225 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Dārayyā in SeptemberSyria · 230 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 16.9°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Homs in SeptemberSyria · 240 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- As Salamīyah in SeptemberSyria · 242 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Al Qā’im in SeptemberIraq · 243 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Dar‘ā in SeptemberSyria · 255 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Qurayyat in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 255 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 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.