Jerash weather in January

In January, Jerash sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jerash's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jerash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:43 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
45%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Jerash is city in Jordan.

Density
66/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jerash reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135
31135

How January really feels in Jerash

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jerash weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 457.710.14.1
Feb15° / 447.310.84.8
Mar18° / 316.111.86.8
Apr23° / 11°133.212.88.4
May28° / 15°51.313.67.7
Jun32° / 18°00.114.15.9
Jul33° / 20°0013.94.8
Aug33° / 20°0013.24.7
Sep32° / 18°10.512.25.9
Oct28° / 15°61.711.27.9
Nov21° / 10°17410.37.8
Dec15° / 285.29.95.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
86634
96535
106535
116634
126535
136535
146634
156535
166535
176535
186436
196436
206436
216337
226337
236337
246436
256436
266436
276436
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Jerash gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1201
2201
3201
4212
5212
6212
7212
8222
9222
10222
11222
12221
13221
14221
15221
16231
17231
18231
19240
20240
21250
22260
23270
24270
25280
26280
27290
28291
29291
30291
31291

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:424:37
29.96:424:38
39.96:424:38
49.96:434:39
510.06:434:40
610.06:434:41
710.06:434:41
810.06:434:42
910.06:434:43
1010.06:434:44
1110.06:434:44
1210.06:434:45
1310.16:434:46
1410.16:434:47
1510.16:434:48
1610.16:434:49
1710.16:434:50
1810.16:424:50
1910.26:424:51
2010.26:424:52
2110.26:424:53
2210.26:414:54
2310.26:414:55
2410.36:414:56
2510.36:404:57
2610.36:404:58
2710.36:394:58
2810.36:394:59
2910.46:385:00
3010.46:385:01
3110.46:375:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Jerash?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Jerash for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jerash in January

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

In January, Jerash sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Jerash in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jerash 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 Jerash in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jerash 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 Jerash?

Jerash sits at 32.3°N, 35.9°E, 620 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is ‘Anjarah, 14 km away.

KurayyimahZarqaṢuwayliḥMafraq

Topography around Jerash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jerash has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 648 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,216 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,874 m.

The land around Jerash is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), cropland (28%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
1,216 m
80 km
1,874 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: ‘Anjarah 14 km · Ajlun 15 km · Judita 23 km · Aydūn 25 km · Kurayyimah 28 km · Zarqa 29 km · Ṣuwayliḥ 29 km · Mafraq 30 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 Jerash (32.2808°, 35.8993°, elevation 620 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).