Middle East & North Africa · Beach travel

Best time to visit Aqaba

Late Oct–Early Apr is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.8°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Aqaba
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Season calendar

Aqaba season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 97.1)Mid Jan: Best (season score 98.3)Late Jan: Best (season score 96.7)Early Feb: Best (season score 97.6)Mid Feb: Best (season score 98.6)Late Feb: Best (season score 99.0)Early Mar: Best (season score 97.9)Mid Mar: Best (season score 98.1)Late Mar: Best (season score 95.2)Early Apr: Best (season score 89.3)Mid Apr: Great (season score 84.4)Late Apr: Great (season score 78.2)Early May: Good (season score 61.9)Mid May: Okay (season score 53.5)Late May: Okay (season score 45.6)Early Jun: Fair (season score 29.3)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 26.4)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 19.8)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 14.2)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 2.6)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 8.8)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 8.0)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 11.3)Early Sep: Fair (season score 30.1)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 39.3)Late Sep: Okay (season score 48.4)Early Oct: Good (season score 61.6)Mid Oct: Good (season score 70.8)Late Oct: Best (season score 87.0)Early Nov: Best (season score 95.8)Mid Nov: Best (season score 98.8)Late Nov: Best (season score 99.7)Early Dec: Best (season score 99.8)Mid Dec: Best (season score 100.0)Late Dec: Best (season score 99.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest22.0°C0.336.0%
FebruaryBest23.8°C0.234.3%
MarchBest27.2°C0.230.5%
AprilGreat31.8°C0.127.6%
MayOkay36.3°C0.122.5%
JuneOff-season39.5°C0.06.8%
JulyAvoid41.0°C0.06.6%
AugustAvoid40.7°C0.07.5%
SeptemberFair37.9°C0.07.4%
OctoberGreat33.9°C0.116.8%
NovemberBest28.6°C0.126.4%
DecemberBest23.7°C0.231.1%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Aqaba?
Late Oct–Early Apr. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.8°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Aqaba?
Early Jul–Late Aug is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 40.8°C, with 0.0 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Aqaba?
Rainy days are few all year round (under 2 per 10 days in every month).

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ELAT(6 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.