Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah

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Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah
Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah is located in Jordan
Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 31°53′N 35°53′E / 31.883°N 35.883°E / 31.883; 35.883Coordinates: 31°53′N 35°53′E / 31.883°N 35.883°E / 31.883; 35.883
Country Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Governorate Amman Governorate
Time zone UTC + 2

Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan.[1]

It is located south-west of Amman the capital of Jordan.

Climate [edit]

Climate type is characterized by extremely variable temperature conditions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Bsh". (Mid-Latitude Steppe and Desert Climate).[2]

Climate data for Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1)
13.7
(56.7)
17.2
(63)
22.6
(72.7)
27.8
(82)
30.8
(87.4)
32.0
(89.6)
32.4
(90.3)
30.7
(87.3)
27.1
(80.8)
20.4
(68.7)
14.4
(57.9)
23.45
(74.21)
Average low °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
4.2
(39.6)
6.1
(43)
9.5
(49.1)
13.5
(56.3)
16.6
(61.9)
18.5
(65.3)
18.6
(65.5)
16.6
(61.9)
13.8
(56.8)
9.3
(48.7)
5.2
(41.4)
11.29
(52.33)
Precipitation mm (inches) 63.4
(2.496)
61.7
(2.429)
43.1
(1.697)
13.7
(0.539)
3.3
(0.13)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.3
(0.012)
6.6
(0.26)
28.0
(1.102)
49.2
(1.937)
269.3
(10.602)
Avg. precipitation days 11.0 10.9 8.0 4.0 1.6 0.1 0 0 0.1 2.3 5.3 8.4 51.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 182.0 226.3 266.6 328.6 369.0 387.5 365.8 312.0 275.9 225.0 179.8 3,298.3
Source #1: World Meteorological Organization[3]
Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory(sun, 1961-1990)[4]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. ^ http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=7204&cityname=Amman%2C+Jordan&units= Climate summary
  3. ^ "World Weather Information Service – Amman". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  4. ^ "Climatological Information for Amman, Jordan (Closest city on record to Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah)". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved May 9, 2013. 

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