Amman climate — normals and trends
Amman (Jordan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 176 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.
Amman averages 5 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
Amman 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 7 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 13 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
AmmanAmman Governorate
- coords
- 31.96°, 35.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
176mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 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 = 0.44 · 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
42.7 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest day
-10.4 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
36 mm
20 February 1975
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
10 March 1952
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
10 March 1952
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-15.7 °C
8 February 1950
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
8 February 1949
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 July 2021
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 | 15.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 42 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 20.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 55 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amman?
Amman has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 176 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amman?
The hottest day measured in Amman between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2023, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amman?
The coldest day measured in Amman between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Amman?
Yes. Amman gets on average 2.9 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Amman warmed?
Yes: Amman warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amman?
The wettest day measured in Amman between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amman?
The windiest day measured in Amman between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1952, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amman?
The warmest month in Amman is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Amman?
Amman receives on average 176 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amman?
Amman 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 Amman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Amman between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1949, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Amman?
Yes: Amman has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amman?
In Amman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -15.7 °C on 8 February 1950.
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