Aqaba weather by month

Aqaba is warmest in July (40°C average high) and coolest in January (21°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go February to April and November to December. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming all year.

Warmest month

July

40°C

Coolest month

January

21°C

Wettest month

February

2 rainy days

Flight from London

5h

direct, estimated

Aqaba temperature by month

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MonthDayNightSeaRainy days
January21°C11°C22°C1
February22°C12°C22°C2
March26°C15°C22°C1
April31°C19°C22°C1
May36°C22°C24°C0
June39°C25°C26°C0
July40°C27°C29°C0
August40°C27°C29°C0
September37°C25°C28°C0
October33°C22°C26°C0
November28°C17°C25°C0
December23°C13°C24°C1

When to go to Aqaba

What is the best month to visit Aqaba for sun?

For warm, mostly dry days, go February to April and November to December, going by our 10-year averages.

What is the hottest month in Aqaba?

July averages 40°C. January is the coolest at 21°C.

When does it rain most in Aqaba?

February, with about 2 wet days.

When is the sea warm enough to swim in Aqaba?

all year, when the sea averages 21°C or more.

How we measured this

Daily averages from 2016 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.

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