- Local time
- Asia/Amman
- Country
- Jordan
- Population
- 792,665
- Elevation
- 625 m
- Airports
- ADJ
- 14 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,020 km
- 3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Zarqa, month by month
- Jan13°
- Feb15°
- Mar20°
- Apr24°
- May30°
- Jun34°
- Jul35°
- Aug35°
- Sept32°
- Oct28°
- Nov20°
- Dec15°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: March to May, October and November.
Mean highs run from 13°C in January to 35°C in July, with about 188 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for ZarqaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Zarqa itself; these are the nearest.
- ADJMarka International (Amman Civil) AirportLarge · Amman14 km from the centre
- AMMQueen Alia International AirportLarge · Amman40 km from the centre
- TLVBen Gurion International AirportLarge · Tel Aviv113 km from the centre
- HFAUri Michaeli Haifa International AirportMedium · Haifa128 km from the centre
- URYGurayat Domestic AirportMedium · Qurayyat134 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBZarqa
2,020 km
3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHZarqa
2,000 km
3 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Zarqa right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Amman
- Country
- Jordan
- Currency
- Jordanian Dinar JODToday's indicative rate: JOD 1 ≈ USD 1.41Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type B, C, F, G and J230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 911general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +962 · On the right
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