How warm does Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea get?

Typical daytime highs in Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea are Mar–May 30°C (86°F), Jun–Aug 39°C (103°F), Sep–Nov 33°C (91°F), Dec–Feb 22°C (71°F).

Is Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea expensive?

On the ground, Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea is mid-range.

Africa & Middle East / Jordan

Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea

Q: What sort of trip is Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea good for?

Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea is good for sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, an unhurried pace.

Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea · Jordan · Aqaba

A single stretch of coastline where you can dive a coral reef in the morning and stand at the point where four countries meet by afternoon, wrecks sunk deliberately for divers to explore, and a desert just inland that turns pink and gold as the sun drops.

The best time to visit Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea is Oct–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 33°C (91°F). Local time there is 09:11 (UTC+3).

Best time to go

Oct–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

AQJ · Aqaba

Good for

sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting an unhurried pace

In season

January February March April October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 20mm0 to 0.8in

January · high 69°F · rain 0.2in · 10.4h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Ramadan falls around 7 February to 8 March in 2027. Daytime cafés and restaurants often keep shorter hours.

Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	21°C69°F	6mm0.2in	10.4h10.4h	in the recommended window
February	21°C71°F	13mm0.5in	11.1h11.1h	in the recommended window
March	24°C76°F	12mm0.5in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
April	30°C87°F	2mm0.1in	12.9h12.9h	in the recommended window
May	36°C96°F	2mm0.1in	13.6h13.6h
June	38°C100°F	0mm0.0in	14.0h14.0h
July	40°C104°F	0mm0.0in	13.9h13.9h
August	40°C103°F	0mm0.0in	13.2h13.2h
September	37°C99°F	0mm0.0in	12.3h12.3h
October	33°C91°F	0mm0.0in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
November	28°C82°F	2mm0.1in	10.6h10.6h	in the recommended window
December	23°C73°F	4mm0.2in	10.3h10.3h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: JOD · Jordanian dinar
Language: Arabic
Plug: B, C, F, G, J
Driving: on the right

United States: Type A, B at home, no adapter needed. 230 V there, 120 V at home — check your charger says 100-240 V.

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