Aqaba: weather and best time to visit
Aqaba (Jordan) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 39°C; the coolest month is January at around 20°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 28°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Aqaba
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Aqaba climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° | 11° | 22° | 2 | 9 | 74 | 96 | 96 |
| Feb | 22° | 12° | 21° | 2 | 10 | 76 | 96 | 96 |
| Mar | 25° | 14° | 21° | 1 | 11 | 84 | 98 | 85 |
| Apr | 30° | 17° | 22° | 1 | 12 | 89 | 81 | 65 |
| May | 35° | 21° | 24° | 1 | 12 | 86 | 62 | 56 |
| Jun | 38° | 23° | 25° | 0 | 13 | 85 | 58 | 58 |
| Jul | 39° | 25° | 27° | 0 | 13 | 83 | 59 | 59 |
| Aug | 39° | 25° | 28° | 0 | 13 | 83 | 59 | 59 |
| Sep | 36° | 23° | 27° | 0 | 11 | 88 | 58 | 58 |
| Oct | 32° | 20° | 26° | 0 | 11 | 96 | 73 | 59 |
| Nov | 27° | 16° | 25° | 1 | 10 | 96 | 94 | 78 |
| Dec | 22° | 12° | 23° | 1 | 9 | 82 | 98 | 98 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Aqaba in January
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 11°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 2 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Aqaba in February
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Aqaba in March
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 14°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Aqaba in April
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Aqaba in May
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Aqaba in June
Daytime highs around 38°C, nights near 23°C. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Aqaba in July
Daytime highs around 39°C, nights near 25°C. July is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Aqaba in August
Daytime highs around 39°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Aqaba in September
Daytime highs around 36°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Aqaba in October
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Aqaba in November
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Aqaba in December
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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