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Solar data for Jordan
Across the 31 places in Jordan the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 26° in Safi to 29° in Rukban, and flat ground gets 5.5 to 6.2 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Jordan at a glance
Averages over 31 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 5.53–5.67
- 5.67–5.81
- 5.81–5.94
- 5.94–6.08
- 6.08–6.22
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Jordan is Aqaba (Aqaba) with 6.22 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny are Judita and one other place with 5.53. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,783 kWh a year in Judita to 2,021 kWh in Aqaba — 1,842 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 26° in Safi to 29° in Rukban. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 53° on average: at 70° that month brings 2.66 kWh per kWp a day in Aqaba and 3.00 kWh in Rukban.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Jordan
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqaba | Aqaba | 6.22 | 2,021 | 27° |
| 2 | Ma'an | Ma’an | 6.09 | 1,986 | 27° |
| 3 | Aţ Ţafīlah | Tafielah | 5.92 | 1,918 | 27° |
| 4 | Safi | Karak | 5.85 | 1,886 | 26° |
| 4 | Karak City | Karak | 5.85 | 1,884 | 27° |
| 6 | ‘Izrā | Karak | 5.84 | 1,881 | 27° |
| 6 | Qīr Moāv | Ma’an | 5.84 | 1,879 | 27° |
| 8 | Mādabā | Madaba | 5.71 | 1,834 | 27° |
| 9 | Rukban | Mafraq | 5.70 | 1,879 | 29° |
| 9 | Saḩāb | Amman | 5.70 | 1,839 | 27° |
Least sunny places in Jordan
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ‘Anjarah | Ajloun | 5.56 | 1,793 | 27° |
| 26 | ‘Ajlūn | Ajloun | 5.56 | 1,791 | 27° |
| 29 | Kurayyimah | Irbid | 5.55 | 1,784 | 27° |
| 30 | Irbid | Irbid | 5.53 | 1,787 | 27° |
| 30 | Judita | Irbid | 5.53 | 1,783 | 27° |
Solar by region in Jordan
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqaba | 1 | 6.22 | 2,021 | 27° | 2.66 kWh | Aqaba |
| Ma’an | 2 | 5.96 | 1,932 | 27° | 2.73 kWh | Ma'an |
| Tafielah | 1 | 5.92 | 1,918 | 27° | 2.75 kWh | Aţ Ţafīlah |
| Karak | 3 | 5.85 | 1,884 | 27° | 2.77 kWh | Safi |
| Madaba | 1 | 5.71 | 1,834 | 27° | 2.80 kWh | Mādabā |
| Zarqa | 3 | 5.68 | 1,837 | 27° | 2.84 kWh | Az̧ Z̧ulayl |
| Amman | 7 | 5.68 | 1,828 | 27° | 2.82 kWh | Saḩāb |
| Mafraq | 2 | 5.67 | 1,852 | 28° | 2.93 kWh | Rukban |
| Balqa | 4 | 5.64 | 1,813 | 27° | 2.82 kWh | Ṣuwayliḥ |
| Jerash | 1 | 5.59 | 1,806 | 27° | 2.85 kWh | Jarash |
| Ajloun | 2 | 5.56 | 1,792 | 27° | 2.84 kWh | ‘Anjarah |
| Irbid | 4 | 5.54 | 1,788 | 27° | 2.85 kWh | Ar Ramthā |
Largest places in Jordan at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amman | 32.0° N | 27° | 54° | 5.68 |
| Zarqa | 32.1° N | 27° | 54° | 5.67 |
| Irbid | 32.6° N | 27° | 55° | 5.53 |
| Russeifa | 32.0° N | 27° | 54° | 5.68 |
| Khuraybat as Sūq | 31.9° N | 27° | 53° | 5.69 |
| Wādī as Sīr | 32.0° N | 27° | 54° | 5.66 |
| Ar Ramthā | 32.6° N | 27° | 55° | 5.56 |
| Ṣuwayliḥ | 32.0° N | 27° | 54° | 5.64 |
| ‘Ajlūn | 32.3° N | 27° | 55° | 5.56 |
| As Salţ | 32.0° N | 27° | 55° | 5.62 |
| Aqaba | 29.5° N | 27° | 41° | 6.22 |
| Rukban | 33.3° N | 29° | 52° | 5.70 |
| Marj Al Hamam | 31.9° N | 27° | 54° | 5.67 |
| Mādabā | 31.7° N | 27° | 53° | 5.71 |
| Mafraq | 32.3° N | 27° | 55° | 5.63 |
| Az̧ Z̧ulayl | 32.1° N | 27° | 54° | 5.69 |
| Ma'an | 30.2° N | 27° | 44° | 6.09 |
| Al Jubayhah | 32.0° N | 27° | 54° | 5.66 |
| Saḩāb | 31.9° N | 27° | 53° | 5.70 |
| Jarash | 32.3° N | 27° | 55° | 5.59 |
Daylight and clock time in Jordan
In Rukban (33.3° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 14 h 22 min and the shortest 9 h 57 min; in Aqaba (29.5° N), the southernmost, 14 h 02 min and 10 h 15 min. Jordan does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Amman | 31 | UTC+3 | no daylight saving time |