Weather in Aqaba in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Aqaba;
Average weather
Average temperature in Aqaba in January
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +22°C.
Is Aqaba warm or cold in January?
Aqaba is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +22°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Aqaba, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Aqaba in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | -1°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +30°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 7 mm | 5 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 61% | 55% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 21 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +22°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 4 mm to 7 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 61%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 21 sunny days in December to 19 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Aqaba is gradually increasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Aqaba?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Aqaba in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+28°C) and the highest in 2010 (+33°C). The driest year was 2009 with only 6 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1994 with 67 mm.
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Monthly weather in Aqaba
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Aqaba, 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.