Amman
Capital of Jordan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Amman: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Amman is the capital of Jordan. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Jordan in our atlas.
It lies at 31.96° N, 35.95° E, about 757 m (2,484 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Amman time zone.
Location
Red dot: Amman. Green dots: other major cities of Jordan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Amman has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 2°C (36°F). Around 188 mm (7 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in JordanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Khuraybat as Sūq · 9 km
- Russeifa · 12 km
- Wādī as Sīr · 12 km
- Ṣuwayliḥ · 12 km
- Zarqa · 19 km
- ‘Ajlūn · 46 km
- Irbid · 67 km
- Ar Ramthā · 67 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 250441 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3805 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Amman: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Aerial View of Amman International Stadium: The original uploader was Freedom's Falcon at Arabic Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20100923 amman40: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan: Dzells, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Roman theater of Amman 01: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20100923 amman21: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts 4: Rami Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
