Jordan
Country in Asia
In brief
Area: 89,342 km². World rank 113 of 249; in Asia, 31 of 50. Agricultural land: 11.6% (2024). World rank 173 of 209; in Asia, 39 of 48. Precipitation, mm per year: 111 (2022). World rank 174 of 182; in Asia, 43 of 47. From 2014 to 2024: agricultural land 12% → 11.6%.
Territory
Elevation
- Highest point
- Jabal Umm ad Dami, 1,854 m
- Lowest point
- Dead Sea, -431 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 812
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 21
- Warmest month in the capital
- July, 30°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, 11°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 111 2022
Climate by month: Amman
July: day 38°C, night 21°C, precipitation 0 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 6 | 63 |
| February | 19 | 7 | 58 |
| March | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| April | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| May | 33 | 16 | 6 |
| June | 36 | 19 | 1 |
| July | 38 | 21 | 0 |
| August | 38 | 21 | 1 |
| September | 35 | 20 | 1 |
| October | 31 | 18 | 8 |
| November | 25 | 12 | 29 |
| December | 19 | 8 | 52 |