Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ma'an features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °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 86 mm (3.4 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ma'an enjoys an average of 4049 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ma'an are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 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 7 to 10 °C (45 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ma'an experiences 159 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Minimum | -4°C (26°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ma'an, Jordan with other places around the world.
Ma'an usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 3 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ma'an are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 17 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Ma'an are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ma'an: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 237 | 285 | 340 | 354 | 387 | 393 | 402 | 385 | 347 | 325 | 295 | 292 |
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 37m | 10h 13m |
Ma'an 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 Ma'an UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |