Weather in Amman in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Amman;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Amman;
Average weather
Average temperature in Amman in January
Going from a maximum of +22°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +8°C.
Is Amman warm or cold in January?
Amman is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Amman, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Amman in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +13°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -4°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +23°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 39 mm | 37 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 70% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 25 mm to 39 mm. Humidity rises from 68% to 70%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in December to 13 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 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 January, going from 3 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Amman?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Amman in January 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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Monthly weather in Amman
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.