Ma'an climate — normals and trends
Ma'an (Jordan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 79 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 (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ma'an averages 10 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 19 rainy days per year.
Ma'an has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 12 July 2010) and the coldest -11.1 °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
Ma'anMa'an Governorate
- coords
- 30.20°, 35.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
79mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
19 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
40.7 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest day
-11.1 °C
8 February 1950
Wettest day
32 mm
26 December 1980
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
30 May 1978
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
28 February 2019
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-16.8 °C
8 February 1950
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
2 January 1992
Sunniest day
13.2 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 12.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 37 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ma'an?
Ma'an has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 79 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ma'an?
The hottest day measured in Ma'an between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2010, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ma'an?
The coldest day measured in Ma'an between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ma'an?
Yes. Ma'an gets on average 6.3 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Ma'an warmed?
Yes: Ma'an warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ma'an?
The wettest day measured in Ma'an between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ma'an?
The windiest day measured in Ma'an between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1978, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ma'an?
The warmest month in Ma'an is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ma'an?
Ma'an receives on average 79 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 19 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ma'an?
Ma'an gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ma'an?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ma'an between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1992, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ma'an?
Yes: Ma'an has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ma'an?
In Ma'an, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 12 July 2010, and the lowest was -16.8 °C on 8 February 1950.
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