The climate of Amman (Jordan)
Amman is the capital of Jordan and is built on hills at an altitude
between 700-1,400 meters. The first signs of civilization can be dated
back to about 10,500 BC. Because of excavations we now know that these
civilizations were highly developed and showed a great interest in
art. Nowadays Amman has a population figure of about 2 million spread
out over 19 hills. Amman has a cold steppe climate with warm and dry
summers and mild winters that do get precipitation. A striking detail
for the winters in Amman is that it may rain in the center which is
located at an altitude of 776 meters while the western part of Amman
which is located at an altitude of about 1,200 meters gets snow at the
same time. Once every few years a snowstorm may occur in Amman causing
about half a meter of snow to fall in the city.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Amman.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
11
3
6
11
n/a
February
13
3
7
10
n/a
March
16
5
7
8
n/a
April
21
9
9
4
n/a
May
26
12
11
1
n/a
June
29
15
13
0
n/a
July
30
17
13
0
n/a
August
30
17
12
0
n/a
September
29
15
11
0
n/a
October
25
12
9
3
n/a
November
19
8
7
6
n/a
December
13
4
6
9
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
