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Monthly climate in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Qatranah features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 118 mm (4.7 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Qatranah enjoys an average of 4033 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan §

The warmest months in Al Qatranah are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 11 °C (47 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Qatranah experiences 163 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Al Qatranah, Karak, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum -0°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Minimum -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan §

Al Qatranah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 4 rainy days and 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Qatranah are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Qatranah, Karak, 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) 23 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 27 (1.1) 9 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan §

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

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Qatranah, Karak, 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 233 278 335 354 387 397 407 389 347 324 290 286
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 21m 11h 4m 11h 59m 12h 56m 13h 44m 14h 7m 13h 55m 13h 13m 12h 19m 11h 22m 10h 33m 10h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan §

Al Qatranah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, 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 Al Qatranah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Qatranah, Karak, 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 13 13 12 12 10 9 6 5