‘Anjarah climate — normals and trends
‘Anjarah (Jordan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 215 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
‘Anjarah averages 2 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
‘Anjarah has warmed by +1.9 °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 3 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 20 August 2010) and the coldest -6.0 °C (on 6 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
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- coords
- 32.31°, 35.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.6°C
Average daily high
24.9°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
215mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
43.4 °C
20 August 2010
Coldest day
-6.0 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
41 mm
8 January 2013
Windiest day
36.1 km/h
10 March 1952
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
6 February 1950
Snowiest day
5.3 cm
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.5 h
3 July 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of ‘Anjarah?
‘Anjarah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 215 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in ‘Anjarah?
The hottest day measured in ‘Anjarah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2010, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in ‘Anjarah?
The coldest day measured in ‘Anjarah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -6.0 °C.
Does it snow in ‘Anjarah?
Almost never: ‘Anjarah sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of ‘Anjarah warmed?
Yes: ‘Anjarah warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in ‘Anjarah?
The wettest day measured in ‘Anjarah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2013, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in ‘Anjarah?
The windiest day measured in ‘Anjarah between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1952, with winds reaching 36.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in ‘Anjarah?
The warmest month in ‘Anjarah is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in ‘Anjarah?
‘Anjarah receives on average 215 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in ‘Anjarah?
‘Anjarah gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in ‘Anjarah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in ‘Anjarah between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, with 5.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in ‘Anjarah?
Yes: ‘Anjarah has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in ‘Anjarah?
In ‘Anjarah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 6 February 1950.
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