Overnight Low Temperature Records Set In Israel (96.8F) And Jordan (95F)

Jordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above levels that scientists consider “hellish”. Temperatures on Monday night did not go below 35C (95F) in Ghor es-Safi and Aqaba in Jordan, while in the capital, Amman, they stayed above 31.8C. In Israel, meteorologists reported a record-breaking nighttime minimum on Tuesday night of 36C in Sedom.

“It’s like you’re walking in a sauna,” said Fayha al-Shibli, a climate scientist at the University of Jordan, who lives in Amman.

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In many European countries, tropical nights refer to temperature minimums above 20C, while in Spain, which is more familiar with extreme heat, meteorologists describe nights above 25C as equatorial or torrid. In recent years, they have begun to informally refer to those above 30C as “hellish”. Overnight temperatures in parts of Jordan and Israel this week remained a full 5C hotter.

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Aqaba, a port on the Red Sea, broke Jordan’s national heat record with a daytime maximum of 49.6C. (Ed. - 121F). Temperatures in Gaza were cooler but still soared above 40C. Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinians, said on Thursday the heat was “making an already desperate situation far worse” by increasing dehydration. It added that limited electricity and fuel – amid bombardments and forced displacement – meant there was no relief from the heat.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/hellish-heatwave-brings-hottest-nights-on-record-to-the-middle-east