Kerak weather in August

In August, Kerak sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kerak's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:07 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kerak reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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 Kerak

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.

Kerak 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 285.20.510.25.3
Feb16° / 245.10.310.96.0
Mar20° / 11°173.6011.87.7
Apr25° / 14°51.3012.78.8
May29° / 18°20.4013.67.5
Jun32° / 21°000145.9
Jul33° / 22°00013.84.9
Aug33° / 23°00013.14.9
Sep31° / 21°00012.26.2
Oct28° / 18°30.7011.28.1
Nov22° / 13°81.9010.48.4
Dec17° / 1330.1106.7

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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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kerak 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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11536409
21535419
314344210
414344310
513334410
613324510
712324610
812314710
911304811
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1110295011
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277325011
287334911
297344811
308344711
318354511

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 4:57 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:576:29
213.54:586:28
313.54:596:28
413.54:596:27
513.45:006:26
613.45:006:25
713.45:016:24
813.45:026:23
913.35:026:23
1013.35:036:22
1113.35:046:21
1213.35:046:20
1313.25:056:19
1413.25:066:18
1513.25:066:17
1613.15:076:16
1713.15:086:15
1813.15:086:14
1913.15:096:12
2013.05:096:11
2113.05:106:10
2213.05:116:09
2312.95:116:08
2412.95:126:07
2512.95:136:06
2612.95:136:04
2712.85:146:03
2812.85:146:02
2912.85:156:01
3012.75:165:59
3112.75:165:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 8.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
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87.7Intense
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227.3Intense
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257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kerak?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kerak in August

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

In August, Kerak sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kerak 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 Kerak peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 18UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kerak 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 Kerak is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1238 µg/m³Jul 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr39Poor
May35Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kerak?

Kerak sits at 31.2°N, 35.7°E, 1,000 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is ‘Izrā, 3.0 km away.

SafiAţ ŢafīlahMadabaBanī Na‘īmYaţţāAs Samū‘

Topography around Kerak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m around an average of 952 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,676 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,058 m.

The land around Kerak is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
565 m
16 km
1,676 m
80 km
2,058 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: ‘Izrā 3.0 km · Karak City 6.0 km · Safi 28 km · Aţ Ţafīlah 39 km · Madaba 60 km · Banī Na‘īm 63 km · Yaţţā 65 km · As Samū‘ 65 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 Kerak (31.1825°, 35.7°, elevation 1,000 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).