Al Quwaysimah
| Al Quwaysimah | |
|---|---|
  Al Quwaysimah Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′N 35°57′E / 31.917°N 35.950°ECoordinates: 31°55′N 35°57′E / 31.917°N 35.950°E | |
| Country |
 |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 176,400 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Al Quwaysimah is a city in the Amman Governorate of northern Jordan.[1] As of 2013 it had a population of 176,400, making it the fifth largest city in Jordan.[2]
Climate
Al Quwaysimah has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The average annual temperature is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F), and around 335 mm (13.19 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Al Quwaysimah | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.2 (72) |
23.9 (75) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.2 (54) |
15.0 (59) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76 (2.99) |
72 (2.83) |
62 (2.44) |
16 (0.63) |
4 (0.16) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.24) |
32 (1.26) |
67 (2.64) |
335 (13.19) |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ↑ Jordan
- ↑ "Climate: Al Quwaysimah". 17 January 2018.
| Rank | Name | Governorate | Pop. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amman .jpg) Zarqa |
1 | Amman | Amman Governorate | 1,349,260 |  Irbid  Russeifa | ||||
| 2 | Zarqa | Zarqa Governorate | 502,900 | ||||||
| 3 | Irbid | Irbid Governorate | 313,800 | ||||||
| 4 | Russeifa | Zarqa Governorate | 289,800 | ||||||
| 5 | Al Quwaysimah | Amman Governorate | 176,400 | ||||||
| 6 | Wadi as-Ser | Amman Governorate | 158,900 | ||||||
| 7 | Tilā' al-'Alī | Amman Governorate | 147,400 | ||||||
| 8 | Ajloun | Ajloun Governorate | 125,000 | ||||||
| 9 | Aqaba | Aqaba Governorate | 111,600 | ||||||
| 10 | Khuraybat as-Sūq | Amman Governorate | 110,600 | ||||||
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