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Monthly climate in Aqaba, Jordan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Aqaba features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 35 mm (1.4 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Aqaba enjoys an average of 4038 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 16 minutes to 13 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Aqaba, Jordan §

The warmest months in Aqaba are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Aqaba experiences 207 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Aqaba, Jordan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Aqaba, Jordan §

Aqaba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 1 rainy days and 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Aqaba are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Aqaba, Jordan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 9 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Aqaba, Jordan §

The sunniest months in Aqaba are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Aqaba: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Aqaba, Jordan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 237 286 340 353 383 390 400 384 346 326 295 292
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 28m 11h 8m 11h 59m 12h 53m 13h 37m 13h 59m 13h 48m 13h 9m 12h 18m 11h 25m 10h 39m 10h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Aqaba, Jordan §

Aqaba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Aqaba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Aqaba, Jordan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 6 5