Rukban climate — normals and trends
Rukban (Jordan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 94 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 July (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Rukban averages 16 frost days, 139 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Rukban has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 22 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 27 July 2020) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 31 December 1948).
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
RukbanMafraq Governorate
- coords
- 33.31°, 38.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
94mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
139 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 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 = 0.41 · 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
44.8 °C
27 July 2020
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
31 December 1948
Wettest day
36 mm
5 April 2001
Windiest day
63.7 km/h
10 April 1954
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
19 April 1958
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
27 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-15.7 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
7.3 cm
22 January 2008
Sunniest day
13.2 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 20.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | +41 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 37.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 38.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rukban?
Rukban has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 94 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rukban?
The hottest day measured in Rukban between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2020, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rukban?
The coldest day measured in Rukban between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1948, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Rukban?
Yes. Rukban gets on average 1.3 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Rukban warmed?
Yes: Rukban warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rukban?
The wettest day measured in Rukban between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2001, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rukban?
The windiest day measured in Rukban between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1954, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rukban?
The warmest month in Rukban is July (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Rukban?
Rukban receives on average 94 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rukban?
Rukban 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 Rukban?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rukban between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2008, with 7.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rukban?
Yes: Rukban has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rukban?
In Rukban, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 27 July 2020, and the lowest was -15.7 °C on 19 January 1964.
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