‘Izrā climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of ‘Izrā?

‘Izrā has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 107 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in ‘Izrā?

The hottest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2015, reaching 42.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in ‘Izrā?

The coldest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -6.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in ‘Izrā?

Yes. ‘Izrā gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of ‘Izrā warmed?

Yes: ‘Izrā warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in ‘Izrā?

The wettest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in ‘Izrā?

The windiest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1967, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in ‘Izrā?

The warmest month in ‘Izrā is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in ‘Izrā?

‘Izrā receives on average 107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in ‘Izrā?

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

‘Izrā (Jordan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 107 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

‘Izrā averages 0 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 23 rainy days per year.

‘Izrā has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 2 August 2015) and the coldest -6.3 °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

‘IzrāKarak

coords: 31.16°, 35.69°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.5°C

Average daily high

24.5°C

Average daily low

15.0°C

Annual rainfall

107mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

53%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

16.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

114 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

23 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.5 cm

Average feels-like high

23.7 °C

Average feels-like low

13.9 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

98 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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

42.6 °C

2 August 2015

Coldest day

-6.3 °C

7 February 1950

Wettest day

31 mm

26 December 1980

Windiest day

35.8 km/h

22 March 1967

Strongest gust

93.6 km/h

15 December 1951

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

13 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-11.0 °C

7 February 1950

Snowiest day

6.4 cm

23 January 1974

Sunniest day

13.3 h

30 June 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.4 °C13 August 2025	0.3 °C25 February 2025	20.9 °C	103 mm	144	0
2024	41.1 °C14 June 2024	5.0 °C16 December 2024	21.0 °C	48 mm	133	0
2023	41.9 °C13 August 2023	3.7 °C14 February 2023	21.1 °C	125 mm	140	0
2022	40.4 °C28 August 2022	1.0 °C18 January 2022	20.5 °C	85 mm	144	0
2021	38.1 °C31 May 2021	4.3 °C22 January 2021	21.1 °C	57 mm	142	0
2020	42.2 °C4 September 2020	3.2 °C27 January 2020	20.8 °C	169 mm	146	0
2019	40.2 °C30 May 2019	4.2 °C10 January 2019	20.6 °C	101 mm	151	0
2018	39.8 °C25 July 2018	5.0 °C23 December 2018	21.2 °C	137 mm	147	0
2017	39.5 °C3 July 2017	2.3 °C3 February 2017	20.5 °C	66 mm	132	0
2016	39.1 °C16 May 2016	1.7 °C28 January 2016	20.6 °C	135 mm	137	0
2015	42.6 °C2 August 2015	0.6 °C10 January 2015	20.3 °C	127 mm	128	0
2014	38.7 °C28 June 2014	3.0 °C5 February 2014	20.4 °C	66 mm	109	0
2013	38.0 °C24 May 2013	2.2 °C10 January 2013	20.2 °C	123 mm	124	0
2012	40.6 °C18 July 2012	2.7 °C18 March 2012	20.6 °C	101 mm	140	0
2011	39.3 °C30 July 2011	3.3 °C7 December 2011	19.7 °C	70 mm	118	0
2010	42.0 °C20 August 2010	4.1 °C7 February 2010	22.0 °C	94 mm	152	0
2009	39.0 °C1 July 2009	2.2 °C4 January 2009	20.4 °C	63 mm	140	0
2008	38.2 °C24 April 2008	-1.2 °C15 January 2008	20.3 °C	71 mm	139	3
2007	39.5 °C28 July 2007	3.8 °C16 January 2007	20.0 °C	66 mm	130	0
2006	39.0 °C10 September 2006	2.6 °C25 December 2006	19.7 °C	105 mm	125	0
2005	37.8 °C15 August 2005	2.8 °C11 February 2005	19.8 °C	65 mm	118	0
2004	39.3 °C10 May 2004	2.0 °C18 December 2004	19.9 °C	108 mm	127	0
2003	39.6 °C29 May 2003	3.7 °C25 February 2003	20.0 °C	67 mm	144	0
2002	40.5 °C31 July 2002	3.5 °C11 January 2002	19.9 °C	177 mm	118	0
2001	39.9 °C2 June 2001	3.0 °C28 January 2001	20.3 °C	81 mm	133	0
2000	39.9 °C30 July 2000	1.0 °C28 January 2000	19.6 °C	80 mm	129	0
1999	38.3 °C24 May 1999	4.0 °C2 December 1999	20.3 °C	53 mm	123	0
1998	40.8 °C9 August 1998	-0.2 °C12 January 1998	20.5 °C	91 mm	135	1
1997	37.7 °C24 April 1997	1.1 °C7 February 1997	19.3 °C	107 mm	114	0
1996	38.8 °C6 September 1996	2.2 °C25 January 1996	20.0 °C	82 mm	127	0
1995	38.6 °C23 May 1995	4.1 °C17 January 1995	19.4 °C	41 mm	121	0
1994	37.5 °C15 August 1994	3.0 °C8 December 1994	19.7 °C	122 mm	129	0
1993	39.1 °C23 June 1993	-0.4 °C18 January 1993	19.4 °C	88 mm	115	1
1992	37.7 °C28 May 1992	0.4 °C27 January 1992	18.1 °C	141 mm	88	0
1991	36.6 °C15 May 1991	2.0 °C27 January 1991	19.1 °C	174 mm	100	0
1990	38.1 °C27 May 1990	1.3 °C25 January 1990	19.3 °C	98 mm	103	0
1989	36.7 °C14 June 1989	0.9 °C3 February 1989	19.2 °C	83 mm	121	0
1988	39.1 °C15 May 1988	2.5 °C14 November 1988	19.2 °C	195 mm	112	0
1987	38.2 °C7 August 1987	3.5 °C28 January 1987	19.2 °C	102 mm	109	0
1986	38.0 °C18 September 1986	2.4 °C23 January 1986	19.1 °C	149 mm	110	0
1985	39.3 °C13 August 1985	1.8 °C4 March 1985	19.4 °C	124 mm	101	0
1984	35.9 °C13 May 1984	2.7 °C11 December 1984	19.0 °C	78 mm	97	0
1983	39.2 °C11 July 1983	2.4 °C29 January 1983	18.3 °C	85 mm	70	0
1982	34.6 °C29 June 1982	1.7 °C17 January 1982	18.3 °C	124 mm	75	0
1981	36.9 °C6 September 1981	2.9 °C31 January 1981	19.2 °C	60 mm	111	0
1980	39.8 °C31 May 1980	-0.1 °C4 March 1980	19.4 °C	160 mm	117	1
1979	38.1 °C3 April 1979	4.5 °C24 January 1979	19.8 °C	144 mm	105	0
1978	40.0 °C8 July 1978	1.1 °C12 January 1978	19.7 °C	74 mm	120	0
1977	41.0 °C23 August 1977	3.6 °C13 January 1977	19.3 °C	112 mm	109	0
1976	36.1 °C8 June 1976	1.9 °C1 March 1976	19.0 °C	59 mm	90	0
1975	36.5 °C27 May 1975	2.8 °C12 February 1975	18.9 °C	107 mm	101	0
1974	37.7 °C19 June 1974	-0.3 °C23 January 1974	19.0 °C	184 mm	100	2
1973	37.7 °C21 July 1973	0.9 °C15 January 1973	19.2 °C	101 mm	110	0
1972	38.1 °C17 September 1972	1.1 °C25 December 1972	18.7 °C	108 mm	94	0
1971	36.7 °C19 June 1971	1.5 °C14 February 1971	18.9 °C	255 mm	100	0
1970	40.4 °C21 May 1970	1.9 °C21 December 1970	19.3 °C	82 mm	96	0
1969	39.3 °C1 June 1969	3.3 °C29 January 1969	19.7 °C	134 mm	110	0
1968	38.2 °C18 May 1968	1.2 °C2 February 1968	19.4 °C	113 mm	98	0
1967	37.0 °C21 May 1967	1.1 °C22 January 1967	18.2 °C	143 mm	86	0
1966	38.9 °C3 June 1966	3.0 °C11 January 1966	19.7 °C	115 mm	101	0
1965	39.0 °C13 June 1965	3.8 °C19 December 1965	19.2 °C	153 mm	109	0
1964	36.9 °C30 May 1964	-1.7 °C19 January 1964	18.3 °C	91 mm	82	3
1963	39.1 °C7 June 1963	0.7 °C26 December 1963	19.9 °C	158 mm	121	0
1962	37.6 °C12 June 1962	3.5 °C22 February 1962	20.1 °C	37 mm	124	0
1961	41.4 °C7 June 1961	2.0 °C16 January 1961	18.7 °C	109 mm	103	0
1960	37.5 °C5 July 1960	1.2 °C6 February 1960	20.0 °C	103 mm	118	0
1959	39.3 °C11 June 1959	-0.8 °C6 February 1959	18.2 °C	133 mm	86	2
1958	38.5 °C23 August 1958	3.3 °C1 February 1958	19.5 °C	39 mm	90	0
1957	37.4 °C29 May 1957	0.6 °C23 January 1957	19.2 °C	126 mm	106	0
1956	38.9 °C24 July 1956	2.9 °C11 February 1956	19.1 °C	116 mm	93	0
1955	37.8 °C11 June 1955	3.8 °C25 February 1955	19.6 °C	40 mm	93	0
1954	38.3 °C22 August 1954	2.7 °C14 January 1954	19.2 °C	103 mm	107	0
1953	36.9 °C22 July 1953	1.3 °C30 November 1953	18.3 °C	177 mm	95	0
1952	39.9 °C23 August 1952	4.2 °C27 December 1952	19.5 °C	102 mm	110	0
1951	35.9 °C11 July 1951	3.0 °C28 January 1951	19.2 °C	131 mm	97	0
1950	37.4 °C18 May 1950	-6.3 °C7 February 1950	18.9 °C	97 mm	109	5
1949	37.5 °C4 June 1949	0.0 °C9 January 1949	18.1 °C	202 mm	97	0
1948	36.2 °C25 May 1948	1.6 °C31 December 1948	18.2 °C	128 mm	88	0
1947	36.8 °C16 September 1947	3.3 °C20 January 1947	20.0 °C	80 mm	120	0
1946	38.3 °C7 September 1946	2.8 °C24 January 1946	19.3 °C	93 mm	117	0
1945	39.3 °C11 July 1945	2.0 °C14 March 1945	18.5 °C	107 mm	108	0
1944	39.4 °C14 June 1944	2.3 °C15 January 1944	19.1 °C	129 mm	114	0
1943	38.0 °C30 September 1943	1.4 °C7 March 1943	19.2 °C	104 mm	114	0
1942	39.2 °C6 May 1942	-2.1 °C7 January 1942	19.3 °C	106 mm	112	3
1941	37.7 °C25 May 1941	3.5 °C1 January 1941	19.6 °C	99 mm	112	0
1940	38.9 °C1 June 1940	1.4 °C21 December 1940	19.1 °C	70 mm	91	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

144 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

104 mm

-4 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.1 °C	+2.6 °C	1 mm	-24 mm
Feb	13.8 °C	-2.0 °C	27 mm	+5 mm
Mar	21.4 °C	+2.3 °C	30 mm	+9 mm
Apr	26.0 °C	+1.8 °C	2 mm	-6 mm
May	29.6 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Jun	32.6 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	34.4 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	34.4 °C	+1.9 °C	2 mm	+2 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Oct	27.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Nov	25.9 °C	+4.3 °C	5 mm	-5 mm
Dec	16.8 °C	+0.4 °C	36 mm	+18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.4 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest day

0.3 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

18.9 mm

7 Mar 2025

Windiest day

28.9 km/h

20 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

75.6 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

12 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.7 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

8 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of ‘Izrā?

‘Izrā has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 107 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in ‘Izrā?

The hottest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2015, reaching 42.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in ‘Izrā?

The coldest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -6.3 °C.

Does it snow in ‘Izrā?

Yes. ‘Izrā gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.

Has the climate of ‘Izrā warmed?

Yes: ‘Izrā warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in ‘Izrā?

The wettest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in ‘Izrā?

The windiest day measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1967, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in ‘Izrā?

The warmest month in ‘Izrā is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).

How much does it rain in ‘Izrā?

‘Izrā receives on average 107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.

Is it sunny in ‘Izrā?

‘Izrā 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 ‘Izrā?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in ‘Izrā between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1974, with 6.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in ‘Izrā?

Yes: ‘Izrā has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in ‘Izrā?

In ‘Izrā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 13 August 2023, and the lowest was -11.0 °C on 7 February 1950.

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