Climate and Weather in Amman, Jordan

The climate of Amman

What is the capital of Jordan? Amman is the capital of Jordan and is built on hills with a height of more than seven hundred to almost fourteen hundred meters. The first civilizations in the place where present-day Amman is located can be found in about 10,500 years before the beginning of our era. From excavations we know that the civilizations that lived here at that time were highly developed and showed a lot of interest in art. Today Amman has expanded into a city of about two million inhabitants, who now live spread over nineteen hills. Amman has a cold steppe climate, with warm, dry summers and mild winters, in which precipitation does fall. Typical of winters in Amman is that, due to the height differences in the city, the center (at an altitude of 776 meters) can have rain, while it is snowing in the west of Amman at an altitude of about twelve hundred meters. is. Once every few years, Amman is ravaged by a blizzard in winter, which usually produces a snow cover of no less than half a meter in height. See abbreviations for Amman.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month
January	11℃	3℃	6	11
February	13℃	3℃	7	10
March	16℃	5℃	7	8
April	21℃	9℃	9	4
May	26℃	12℃	11	1
June	29℃	15℃	13	0
July	30℃	17℃	13	0
August	30℃	17℃	12	0
September	29℃	15℃	11	0
October	25℃	12℃	9	3
November	19℃	8℃	7	6
December	13℃	4℃	6	9

The weather in Amman

Here you will find the weather forecast for Amman. View the current weather in Amman and the forecast for the coming days, such as temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Amman. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Amman. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Amman? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In the month of January, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 11 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 3 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 11 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 13 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 3 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 10 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 16 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 5 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 8 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 21 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 9 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 4 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in May

In the month of May, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May at this destination is around 11 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 15 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 13 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in July

In the month of July, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 17 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 13 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 17 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 12 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in September

In the month of September, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 29 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 15 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 11 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in October

In the month of October, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 25 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in November

In the month of November, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 19 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 8 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in December

In the month of December, the average maximum temperature in Amman is around 13 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 4 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 9 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.