Al Mafraq climate — normals and trends
Al Mafraq (Jordan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 144 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Mafraq averages 6 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Al Mafraq has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 12 August 2023) and the coldest -10.4 °C (on 7 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Al MafraqMafraq Governorate
- coords
- 32.34°, 36.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
144mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
118 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.4 °C
12 August 2023
Coldest day
-10.4 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
35 mm
22 March 1991
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
22 February 2004
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
9 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-14.5 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.3 h
5 July 1962
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 38 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 20.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Mafraq?
Al Mafraq has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 144 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Mafraq?
The hottest day measured in Al Mafraq between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2023, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Mafraq?
The coldest day measured in Al Mafraq between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Al Mafraq?
Yes. Al Mafraq gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Al Mafraq warmed?
Yes: Al Mafraq warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Mafraq?
The wettest day measured in Al Mafraq between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1991, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Mafraq?
The windiest day measured in Al Mafraq between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2004, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Mafraq?
The warmest month in Al Mafraq is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Mafraq?
Al Mafraq receives on average 144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Mafraq?
Al Mafraq gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al Mafraq?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al Mafraq between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Al Mafraq?
Yes: Al Mafraq has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Mafraq?
In Al Mafraq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 9 August 1998, and the lowest was -14.5 °C on 7 February 1950.
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