Irbid weather in August

In August, Irbid sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Irbid's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Irbid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:04 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
5%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Irbid is city in Jordan.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 42.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
~1399 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 Irbid reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°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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123421
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How August really feels in Irbid

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.

Irbid weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 569.410.14.8
Feb16° / 578.610.85.4
Mar20° / 406.711.87.0
Apr24° / 12°193.912.88.2
May29° / 16°8213.67.2
Jun32° / 19°10.214.15.6
Jul34° / 21°0013.94.4
Aug34° / 21°0013.24.3
Sep32° / 20°20.512.25.3
Oct29° / 17°92.211.27.1
Nov23° / 12°264.810.37.9
Dec17° / 416.59.96.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
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3991
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6991
7991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Irbid 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 humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111056321
21956331
31955341
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51853371
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71752391
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250957331
2601056331
2701156321
2801255321
2911354311
3011454301
3111554291

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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159calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:546:31
213.64:556:30
313.64:556:30
413.54:566:29
513.54:576:28
613.54:586:27
713.54:586:26
813.44:596:25
913.45:006:24
1013.45:006:23
1113.45:016:22
1213.35:026:21
1313.35:026:20
1413.35:036:19
1513.25:046:18
1613.25:046:17
1713.25:056:16
1813.15:066:15
1913.15:066:14
2013.15:076:12
2113.15:086:11
2213.05:096:10
2313.05:096:09
2413.05:106:08
2512.95:116:06
2612.95:116:05
2712.95:126:04
2812.85:136:03
2912.85:136:01
3012.85:146:00
3112.75:155:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Irbid?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Irbid in August

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

In August, Irbid sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Irbid in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Irbid peaks around June 19 at about 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Irbid 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 Irbid is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 2250 µg/m³Jul 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr50Poor
May43Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Irbid?

Irbid sits at 32.6°N, 35.9°E, 570 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Aydūn, 6.0 km away.

AjlunŢafas‘AnjarahJerash

Topography around Irbid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Irbid has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 554 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,084 m.

The land around Irbid is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
1,017 m
80 km
2,084 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Aydūn 6.0 km · Ar Ramthā 15 km · Judita 21 km · Dar‘ā 25 km · Ajlun 26 km · Ţafas 29 km · ‘Anjarah 29 km · Jerash 31 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 Irbid (32.5556°, 35.85°, elevation 570 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).