As Safi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of As Safi?

As Safi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 68 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in As Safi?

The hottest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2025, reaching 45.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in As Safi?

The coldest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in As Safi?

Almost never: As Safi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of As Safi warmed?

Yes: As Safi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in As Safi?

The wettest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in As Safi?

The windiest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in As Safi?

The warmest month in As Safi is August (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in As Safi?

As Safi receives on average 68 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in As Safi?

As Safi gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

As Safi (Jordan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 68 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

As Safi averages 0 frost days, 157 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.

As Safi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 13 August 2025) and the coldest -2.2 °C (on 8 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

As SafiKarak

coords: 31.04°, 35.47°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

26.9°C

Average daily low

16.6°C

Annual rainfall

68mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

51%

Average peak wind

11.0km/h

Seasonal range

16.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

157 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

16 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.3 °C

Average feels-like low

16.4 °C

Average peak gust

30.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

140 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.0 °C

13 August 2025

Coldest day

-2.2 °C

8 February 1950

Wettest day

31 mm

20 February 1975

Windiest day

30.5 km/h

29 February 2012

Strongest gust

91.4 km/h

3 May 1994

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

13 August 2025

Coldest feels-like

-6.6 °C

8 February 1950

Snowiest day

1.5 cm

6 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.3 h

30 June 1958

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	45.0 °C13 August 2025	4.0 °C25 February 2025	23.3 °C	73 mm	182	0
2024	43.9 °C14 June 2024	6.5 °C16 December 2024	23.5 °C	33 mm	172	0
2023	42.4 °C13 August 2023	5.4 °C17 February 2023	23.4 °C	61 mm	171	0
2022	40.9 °C30 August 2022	2.1 °C18 January 2022	22.7 °C	36 mm	169	0
2021	40.9 °C31 May 2021	4.5 °C24 January 2021	23.3 °C	32 mm	182	0
2020	43.2 °C4 September 2020	3.9 °C26 January 2020	23.0 °C	116 mm	177	0
2019	42.8 °C24 May 2019	5.4 °C11 January 2019	22.8 °C	61 mm	170	0
2018	42.5 °C25 July 2018	6.2 °C9 January 2018	23.5 °C	71 mm	178	0
2017	42.4 °C3 July 2017	3.9 °C4 February 2017	22.8 °C	32 mm	161	0
2016	41.7 °C16 May 2016	3.4 °C1 February 2016	22.9 °C	78 mm	176	0
2015	42.4 °C2 August 2015	2.7 °C10 January 2015	22.6 °C	99 mm	168	0
2014	41.4 °C28 June 2014	5.2 °C10 February 2014	22.7 °C	44 mm	159	0
2013	40.2 °C24 May 2013	3.1 °C23 December 2013	22.4 °C	83 mm	169	0
2012	43.1 °C18 July 2012	3.2 °C10 January 2012	22.9 °C	48 mm	183	0
2011	41.4 °C30 July 2011	4.1 °C28 December 2011	22.0 °C	38 mm	154	0
2010	44.3 °C20 August 2010	4.7 °C7 February 2010	24.1 °C	70 mm	195	0
2009	40.6 °C1 July 2009	2.4 °C14 January 2009	22.7 °C	37 mm	172	0
2008	40.7 °C24 April 2008	-1.1 °C15 January 2008	22.5 °C	51 mm	166	2
2007	41.8 °C28 July 2007	3.5 °C31 December 2007	22.2 °C	33 mm	174	0
2006	40.1 °C5 June 2006	3.3 °C17 December 2006	22.0 °C	58 mm	164	0
2005	40.4 °C15 August 2005	4.0 °C14 February 2005	22.0 °C	38 mm	156	0
2004	41.7 °C10 May 2004	2.8 °C18 December 2004	22.1 °C	72 mm	165	0
2003	42.0 °C29 May 2003	4.7 °C25 February 2003	22.3 °C	38 mm	178	0
2002	42.9 °C31 July 2002	4.1 °C19 February 2002	22.2 °C	84 mm	159	0
2001	41.0 °C2 June 2001	3.5 °C28 January 2001	22.5 °C	43 mm	168	0
2000	42.7 °C30 July 2000	3.3 °C28 January 2000	21.8 °C	56 mm	153	0
1999	40.2 °C24 May 1999	3.0 °C2 December 1999	22.5 °C	31 mm	167	0
1998	43.3 °C9 August 1998	3.4 °C12 January 1998	22.7 °C	61 mm	163	0
1997	40.2 °C24 April 1997	2.3 °C7 February 1997	21.5 °C	76 mm	163	0
1996	41.3 °C1 May 1996	4.8 °C25 January 1996	22.3 °C	52 mm	169	0
1995	40.9 °C2 July 1995	5.7 °C14 December 1995	21.7 °C	25 mm	153	0
1994	40.2 °C15 August 1994	4.0 °C10 December 1994	22.0 °C	64 mm	172	0
1993	41.2 °C30 August 1993	-0.3 °C18 January 1993	21.7 °C	51 mm	155	1
1992	40.0 °C28 May 1992	1.5 °C5 January 1992	20.5 °C	87 mm	146	0
1991	37.9 °C8 May 1991	3.1 °C18 December 1991	21.4 °C	121 mm	150	0
1990	39.4 °C5 August 1990	2.7 °C25 January 1990	21.6 °C	73 mm	151	0
1989	38.7 °C14 June 1989	1.2 °C5 February 1989	21.4 °C	56 mm	162	0
1988	41.2 °C15 May 1988	4.5 °C31 December 1988	21.4 °C	147 mm	148	0
1987	40.8 °C7 August 1987	5.3 °C14 January 1987	21.4 °C	47 mm	146	0
1986	40.4 °C18 September 1986	4.9 °C24 January 1986	21.4 °C	80 mm	149	0
1985	40.2 °C23 August 1985	4.8 °C26 February 1985	21.6 °C	90 mm	150	0
1984	38.2 °C13 May 1984	3.4 °C11 December 1984	21.3 °C	50 mm	159	0
1983	41.3 °C11 July 1983	3.9 °C21 January 1983	20.6 °C	51 mm	141	0
1982	37.7 °C12 August 1982	3.3 °C20 January 1982	20.6 °C	84 mm	138	0
1981	39.9 °C27 July 1981	3.8 °C31 January 1981	21.5 °C	37 mm	153	0
1980	42.2 °C31 May 1980	3.1 °C31 January 1980	21.6 °C	101 mm	155	0
1979	41.2 °C3 April 1979	6.2 °C26 January 1979	22.0 °C	98 mm	165	0
1978	41.9 °C9 July 1978	1.9 °C14 January 1978	21.8 °C	40 mm	165	0
1977	42.6 °C24 August 1977	4.0 °C13 January 1977	21.5 °C	70 mm	148	0
1976	39.3 °C15 April 1976	2.8 °C3 March 1976	21.3 °C	29 mm	156	0
1975	38.4 °C11 June 1975	4.2 °C14 January 1975	21.2 °C	77 mm	144	0
1974	40.0 °C19 June 1974	2.3 °C24 January 1974	21.3 °C	141 mm	158	0
1973	40.7 °C21 July 1973	0.8 °C2 January 1973	21.5 °C	53 mm	163	0
1972	39.0 °C17 September 1972	2.1 °C25 December 1972	21.1 °C	75 mm	157	0
1971	39.5 °C20 June 1971	4.1 °C14 February 1971	21.2 °C	178 mm	148	0
1970	42.6 °C21 May 1970	1.8 °C21 December 1970	21.5 °C	47 mm	148	0
1969	41.4 °C16 June 1969	4.9 °C30 January 1969	22.0 °C	82 mm	158	0
1968	40.7 °C18 May 1968	3.2 °C2 February 1968	21.6 °C	76 mm	154	0
1967	39.6 °C13 June 1967	1.7 °C23 January 1967	20.5 °C	82 mm	127	0
1966	41.5 °C3 June 1966	4.7 °C11 January 1966	21.8 °C	76 mm	152	0
1965	40.8 °C13 June 1965	4.8 °C19 December 1965	21.4 °C	115 mm	142	0
1964	39.6 °C30 May 1964	0.1 °C21 January 1964	20.5 °C	54 mm	137	0
1963	42.4 °C7 June 1963	2.1 °C28 December 1963	22.1 °C	96 mm	148	0
1962	40.2 °C12 June 1962	4.6 °C23 February 1962	22.2 °C	20 mm	164	0
1961	44.9 °C7 June 1961	3.8 °C25 November 1961	20.9 °C	81 mm	136	0
1960	40.6 °C5 July 1960	4.6 °C6 February 1960	22.0 °C	69 mm	159	0
1959	41.4 °C11 June 1959	0.5 °C6 February 1959	20.4 °C	89 mm	134	0
1958	40.1 °C23 August 1958	4.9 °C30 January 1958	21.7 °C	24 mm	137	0
1957	39.3 °C21 August 1957	1.4 °C24 January 1957	21.4 °C	70 mm	147	0
1956	40.9 °C24 July 1956	3.8 °C15 December 1956	21.2 °C	70 mm	130	0
1955	40.0 °C11 June 1955	4.7 °C5 January 1955	21.7 °C	26 mm	155	0
1954	40.6 °C22 August 1954	4.2 °C29 January 1954	21.4 °C	52 mm	151	0
1953	39.7 °C22 July 1953	2.0 °C30 November 1953	20.6 °C	104 mm	148	0
1952	41.9 °C23 August 1952	4.9 °C14 January 1952	21.7 °C	64 mm	155	0
1951	38.0 °C12 August 1951	4.7 °C26 December 1951	21.4 °C	83 mm	145	0
1950	39.9 °C18 May 1950	-2.2 °C8 February 1950	21.1 °C	59 mm	156	3
1949	39.3 °C4 June 1949	1.8 °C7 January 1949	20.3 °C	110 mm	143	0
1948	38.8 °C15 June 1948	3.6 °C31 December 1948	20.4 °C	91 mm	134	0
1947	38.3 °C28 June 1947	5.3 °C17 January 1947	22.1 °C	48 mm	160	0
1946	38.6 °C7 September 1946	4.8 °C10 February 1946	21.6 °C	82 mm	150	0
1945	41.3 °C11 July 1945	2.9 °C1 February 1945	20.7 °C	78 mm	145	0
1944	41.6 °C14 June 1944	3.7 °C17 January 1944	21.2 °C	80 mm	157	0
1943	39.6 °C30 July 1943	3.4 °C8 March 1943	21.4 °C	56 mm	147	0
1942	42.0 °C6 May 1942	-0.4 °C7 January 1942	21.6 °C	67 mm	165	1
1941	39.7 °C25 May 1941	4.1 °C2 January 1941	21.8 °C	72 mm	161	0
1940	40.3 °C1 June 1940	2.3 °C21 December 1940	21.2 °C	40 mm	146	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.5 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

182 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

73 mm

+5 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.4 °C	+2.5 °C	2 mm	-15 mm
Feb	16.8 °C	-1.6 °C	10 mm	-4 mm
Mar	24.0 °C	+2.3 °C	28 mm	+14 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	+2.0 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
May	32.2 °C	+1.2 °C	3 mm	+2 mm
Jun	35.4 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	37.5 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	37.4 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	33.6 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Nov	27.8 °C	+4.2 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Dec	19.3 °C	+0.6 °C	27 mm	+15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.0 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest day

4.0 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

20.6 mm

7 Mar 2025

Windiest day

22.3 km/h

30 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

70.2 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.9 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

9 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of As Safi?

As Safi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 68 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in As Safi?

The hottest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2025, reaching 45.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in As Safi?

The coldest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -2.2 °C.

Does it snow in As Safi?

Almost never: As Safi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of As Safi warmed?

Yes: As Safi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in As Safi?

The wettest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in As Safi?

The windiest day measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2012, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in As Safi?

The warmest month in As Safi is August (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.6 °C).

How much does it rain in As Safi?

As Safi receives on average 68 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.

Is it sunny in As Safi?

As Safi gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in As Safi?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in As Safi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 1.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in As Safi?

Yes: As Safi has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in As Safi?

In As Safi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 13 August 2025, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 8 February 1950.

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