Jerash climate — normals and trends
Jerash (Jordan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 190 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Jerash averages 4 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Jerash 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 6 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 13 August 2023) and the coldest -8.5 °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
JerashJerash Governorate
- coords
- 32.28°, 35.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
190mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
114 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
43.3 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest day
-8.5 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
33 mm
8 January 2013
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
10 March 1952
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.0 °C
7 January 1942
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.4 h
1 July 1940
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 | 16.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 46 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 20.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 43 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 24.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jerash?
Jerash has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 190 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jerash?
The hottest day measured in Jerash between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2023, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jerash?
The coldest day measured in Jerash between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Jerash?
Yes. Jerash gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Jerash warmed?
Yes: Jerash warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jerash?
The wettest day measured in Jerash between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2013, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jerash?
The windiest day measured in Jerash between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1952, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jerash?
The warmest month in Jerash is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Jerash?
Jerash receives on average 190 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jerash?
Jerash 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 Jerash?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jerash between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jerash?
Yes: Jerash has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jerash?
In Jerash, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -13.0 °C on 7 January 1942.
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