Zarqa weather in April

In April, Zarqa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.9 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 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Zarqa's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarqa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
30%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Zarqa is city in Jordan.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 59.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
13,211/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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

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 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zarqa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Zarqa

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Zarqa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 427.20.710.14.0
Feb14° / 407.30.510.84.7
Mar18° / 285.70.111.86.8
Apr23° / 11°112.9012.88.4
May28° / 15°41.3013.67.9
Jun31° / 18°00.1014.16.1
Jul33° / 20°00013.95.0
Aug33° / 20°00013.24.9
Sep31° / 18°10.4012.26.2
Oct27° / 15°61.6011.28.2
Nov20° / 10°163.8010.47.7
Dec15° / 275.10.19.95.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
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58218
68317
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zarqa gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
413
512
612
711
811
911
1010
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169
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307

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 4:57 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:315:49
212.35:305:50
312.45:295:51
412.45:285:51
512.45:265:52
612.55:255:53
712.55:245:53
812.55:225:54
912.65:215:55
1012.65:205:55
1112.65:185:56
1212.75:175:57
1312.75:165:57
1412.75:155:58
1512.85:135:59
1612.85:125:59
1712.85:116:00
1812.95:106:01
1912.95:096:02
2012.95:076:02
2112.95:066:03
2213.05:056:04
2313.05:046:04
2413.05:036:05
2513.15:026:06
2613.15:016:07
2713.15:006:07
2813.24:596:08
2913.24:586:09
3013.24:576:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Zarqa?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zarqa in April

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

In April, Zarqa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zarqa 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 Zarqa 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
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Zarqa 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 Zarqa 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 Zarqa?

Zarqa sits at 32.1°N, 36.1°E, 625 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Russeifa, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Zarqa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarqa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 600 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,878 m.

The land around Zarqa is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%), grassland (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
626 m
80 km
1,878 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Russeifa 7.0 km · Amman 19 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 19 km · Al Jubayhah 19 km · Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 22 km · Ṣuwayliḥ 24 km · Saḩāb 24 km · Ḩayy Khildā 25 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 Zarqa (32.0727°, 36.088°, elevation 625 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).