Aţ Ţafīlah weather in August

In August, Aţ Ţafīlah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aţ Ţafīlah's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aţ Ţafīlah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:08 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
1%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Aţ Ţafīlah is city in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan.

Density
1,373/km²
people per km²
Founded
~1100 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aţ Ţafīlah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Aţ Ţafīlah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aţ Ţafīlah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 204.110.26.0
Feb17° / 173.710.96.8
Mar21° / 10°142.511.88.2
Apr26° / 13°30.612.78.9
May30° / 17°10.213.57.0
Jun32° / 20°00145.4
Jul34° / 22°0013.84.4
Aug34° / 22°0013.14.5
Sep32° / 20°00.112.25.9
Oct28° / 17°20.411.28.0
Nov23° / 12°41.310.48.8
Dec18° / 82107.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aţ Ţafīlah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12845243
22745253
32744263
42644264
52544274
62444284
72344294
82243304
92143315
102043315
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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128calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:586:29
213.54:596:28
313.55:006:27
413.45:006:27
513.45:016:26
613.45:016:25
713.45:026:24
813.35:036:23
913.35:036:22
1013.35:046:21
1113.35:056:21
1213.25:056:20
1313.25:066:19
1413.25:076:18
1513.25:076:17
1613.15:086:16
1713.15:086:15
1813.15:096:13
1913.05:106:12
2013.05:106:11
2113.05:116:10
2213.05:126:09
2312.95:126:08
2412.95:136:07
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2612.85:146:04
2712.85:156:03
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2912.75:166:01
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3112.75:175:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aţ Ţafīlah

In seasonPeak

None of Aţ Ţafīlah's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aţ Ţafīlah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Aţ Ţafīlah?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aţ Ţafīlah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aţ Ţafīlah in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Aţ Ţafīlah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aţ Ţafīlah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aţ Ţafīlah peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Aţ Ţafīlah in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aţ Ţafīlah is worst in December — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2147 µg/m³Jul 2028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr44Poor
May41Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Aţ Ţafīlah?

Aţ Ţafīlah sits at 30.8°N, 35.6°E, 1,041 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Safi, 26 km away.

‘IzrāKarak CityKerakPetraMa'anAs Samū‘Yaţţā

Topography around Aţ Ţafīlah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aţ Ţafīlah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aţ Ţafīlah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m around an average of 1,019 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,892 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,157 m.

The land around Aţ Ţafīlah is covered by bare terrain (52%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (70%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
856 m
16 km
1,892 m
80 km
2,157 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Safi 26 km · ‘Izrā 37 km · Karak City 39 km · Kerak 39 km · Petra 59 km · Ma'an 72 km · As Samū‘ 81 km · Yaţţā 83 km

Jordan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type B / C / D / F / G / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,348
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 426
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 2%Buddhist 0%Hindu 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aţ Ţafīlah (30.8375°, 35.6044°, elevation 1,041 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).