Mafraq weather in April

In April, Mafraq sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mafraq's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mafraq's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 2.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:12 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Mafraq is capital of Mafraq governate, Jordan.

Density: 4,080/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~333 BCE

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mafraq reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	24	10
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	26	12

How April really feels in Mafraq

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Mafraq weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 4°	35	6.8	10.1	4.0
Feb	15° / 5°	32	6.4	10.8	4.9
Mar	19° / 7°	22	4.6	11.8	7.1
Apr	24° / 11°	8	2.4	12.8	8.5
May	29° / 14°	4	0.8	13.6	7.6
Jun	32° / 17°	0	0.1	14.1	5.7
Jul	34° / 19°	0	0	13.9	4.5
Aug	34° / 19°	0	0.1	13.2	4.4
Sep	32° / 18°	1	0.5	12.2	5.7
Oct	27° / 15°	5	1.3	11.2	8.0
Nov	20° / 10°	14	3.1	10.3	7.8
Dec	15° / 6°	23	4.6	9.9	5.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	77	77	79	79	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83
Cloudier (%)	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mafraq gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	10
6	10
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:31	5:49
2	12.3	5:30	5:49
3	12.4	5:28	5:50
4	12.4	5:27	5:51
5	12.4	5:26	5:52
6	12.5	5:24	5:52
7	12.5	5:23	5:53
8	12.5	5:22	5:54
9	12.6	5:20	5:54
10	12.6	5:19	5:55
11	12.6	5:18	5:56
12	12.7	5:17	5:56
13	12.7	5:15	5:57
14	12.7	5:14	5:58
15	12.8	5:13	5:59
16	12.8	5:12	5:59
17	12.8	5:10	6:00
18	12.9	5:09	6:01
19	12.9	5:08	6:01
20	12.9	5:07	6:02
21	13.0	5:06	6:03
22	13.0	5:04	6:04
23	13.0	5:03	6:04
24	13.0	5:02	6:05
25	13.1	5:01	6:06
26	13.1	5:00	6:06
27	13.1	4:59	6:07
28	13.2	4:58	6:08
29	13.2	4:57	6:09
30	13.2	4:56	6:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mafraq?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Mafraq for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mafraq in April

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

In April, Mafraq sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mafraq in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mafraq peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	10	11	11	11	10	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Mafraq in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mafraq 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	50	51	50	43	35	31	32	38	43	47	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	50	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	43	Poor
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mafraq?

Mafraq sits at 32.3°N, 36.2°E, 705 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Az̧ Z̧ulayl, 26 km away.

Topography around Mafraq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mafraq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 696 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,176 m.

The land around Mafraq is covered by bare terrain (48%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), bare terrain (30%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), cropland (30%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

bare terrain 48%

16 km

368 m

cropland 36%

80 km

2,176 m

bare terrain 33%

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← March Mafraq year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Az̧ Z̧ulayl 26 km · Jerash 30 km · Ar Ramthā 30 km · Zarqa 32 km · Dar‘ā 32 km · Aydūn 37 km · Russeifa 39 km · Irbid 41 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

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 Mafraq (32.3429°, 36.208°, elevation 705 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	24	10
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	10
6	10
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	24	10
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	10
6	10
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	24	10
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	10
6	10
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1