Weather in Amman in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Amman in December
Going from a maximum of +24°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +16°C.
Is Amman warm or cold in December?
Amman is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +6°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Amman, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Amman in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +15°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -2°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +27°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 13 mm | 25 mm | 39 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 59% | 68% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 18 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +15°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 13 mm to 25 mm. Humidity rises from 59% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 18 sunny days in November to 14 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Amman is gradually increasing during December, going from 0 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Amman?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Amman in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+21°C) and the highest in 2010 (+26°C). The driest year was 1995 with only 79 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1991 with 273 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Amman, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.