‘Ajlūn
City in Jordan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Ajlun from Ajlun Castle: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
‘Ajlūn is a city in Jordan, in Ajloun. About 125,557 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Jordan in our atlas.
It lies at 32.33° N, 35.75° E, about 769 m (2,523 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Amman time zone.
Location
Red dot: ‘Ajlūn. Green dots: other major cities of Jordan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
‘Ajlūn has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 5°C (40°F). Around 373 mm (15 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in JordanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Irbid · 26 km
- Ar Ramthā · 35 km
- Ṣuwayliḥ · 36 km
- Wādī as Sīr · 42 km
- Zarqa · 43 km
- Russeifa · 45 km
- Amman · 46 km
- Khuraybat as Sūq · 53 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 250799 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1141858 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Ajlun from Ajlun Castle: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)