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Monthly climate in Ar Rishah, Aqaba, Jordan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ar Rishah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 71 mm (2.8 inches) and receives 11 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ar Rishah enjoys an average of 4029 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ar Rishah, Aqaba, Jordan §

The warmest months in Ar Rishah are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (52 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ar Rishah experiences 190 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 Ar Rishah, 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)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average low 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ar Rishah, Aqaba, Jordan §

Ar Rishah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 2 rainy days and 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ar Rishah 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 Ar Rishah, 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) 11 (0.4) 23 (0.9) 18 (0.7) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Ar Rishah, Aqaba, Jordan §

The sunniest months in Ar Rishah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ar Rishah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ar Rishah, 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 235 284 339 353 385 391 401 384 345 323 294 290
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 25m 11h 6m 11h 59m 12h 54m 13h 40m 14h 2m 13h 51m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 36m 10h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Ar Rishah, Aqaba, Jordan §

Ar Rishah 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 Ar Rishah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ar Rishah, 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 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 6 5