Jordan
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Jordan
Official name: | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Capital: | Amman |
Area: | total: 92,300 sq km water: 329 sq km land: 91,971 sq km |
Climate: | mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) |
Location: | Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia |
Geographic coordinates: | 31 00 N, 36 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Indiana |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,635 km border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km |
Coastline: | 26 km |
Terrain: | mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734 m |
Map of Jordan