🏞 Of the land area, 16.8% has a semi-arid/ steppe climate (BS), 75.6% has a arid/ desert climate (BW), 7.6% has a temperate/ mesothermal climate with dry summers (Cs).
🧜 Of the population, 45.4% live in a semi-arid/ steppe climate (BS), 12.8% live in a arid/ desert climate (BW), 41.8% live in a temperate/ mesothermal climate with dry summers (Cs).
Location | Lat. | Long. | Alt. m(ft) | Climate | Biome | Av. Temp. | Precip. |
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Irbid | 32°33'N | 35°51'E | 616 (2021) | Csa | Subtropical thorn woodland | 18 (64) | 475 (19) |
Mafraq | 32°22'N | 36°15'E | 686 (2251) | BWk | Subtropical desert scrub | 17 (62) | 150 (6) |
Deir-Alla | 32°13'N | 35°37'E | -224 (-735) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 24 (74) | 280 (11) |
Amman | 31°59'N | 35°59'E | 779 (2556) | BSk | Subtropical thorn woodland | 17 (63) | 271 (11) |
Ma’An | 30°10'N | 35°47'E | 1069 (3507) | BWk | Warm temperate desert | 17 (63) | 43 (2) |
Jordan Average | 31°51'N | 35°53'E | 585 (1920) | BWk | Subtropical thorn woodland | 18 (65) | 244 (10) |