Amman Governorate · Jordan
Amman in August
In August, Amman averages a daytime high of 28 °C and a night-time low of 14 °C, with almost no rain over the month. By the measure used here it is one of the most comfortable months to visit, as every month is.
- Average high
- 28 °C
- Average low
- 14 °C
- Rain in the month
- 0 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- Yes
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Amman
August is tied for the warmest month in Amman by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 24 °C to 28 °C and the lows from 10 °C to 16 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 1 °C cooler than August.
August brings almost no rain, less than the monthly average of 22 mm (266 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 10 h at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 °C | 16 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| February | 24 °C | 14 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| March | 25 °C | 14 °C | 38 mm | Yes |
| April | 24 °C | 10 °C | 11 mm | Yes |
| May | 25 °C | 10 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
| June | 27 °C | 12 °C | 0 mm | Yes |
| July | 28 °C | 14 °C | 0 mm | Yes |
| August | 28 °C | 14 °C | 0 mm | Yes |
| September | 27 °C | 13 °C | 0 mm | Yes |
| October | 26 °C | 13 °C | 6 mm | Yes |
| November | 25 °C | 13 °C | 27 mm | Yes |
| December | 25 °C | 15 °C | 50 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Amman?
Yes, by the measure used here: in August the average high of 28 °C is between 18 °C and 29 °C and there is almost no rain. Every month in Amman meets the same measure.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Jordan in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Amman that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Amman
This guide lists 76 places to stay in Amman, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 20; 1–3 km, 26; 3–10 km, 29; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.