Petra: weather and best time to visit
Petra (Jordan) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 31°C; the coolest month is January at around 12°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Petra
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Petra climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | 4° | – | 10 | 9 | 58 | 47 | 79 |
| Feb | 14° | 5° | – | 7 | 10 | 62 | 59 | 85 |
| Mar | 18° | 8° | – | 6 | 11 | 65 | 77 | 87 |
| Apr | 22° | 11° | – | 4 | 12 | 81 | 92 | 91 |
| May | 27° | 16° | – | 1 | 12 | 96 | 93 | 77 |
| Jun | 30° | 18° | – | 0 | 13 | 99 | 85 | 69 |
| Jul | 31° | 20° | – | 0 | 13 | 99 | 79 | 63 |
| Aug | 31° | 21° | – | 0 | 13 | 99 | 79 | 63 |
| Sep | 29° | 19° | – | 0 | 12 | 100 | 88 | 72 |
| Oct | 25° | 16° | – | 0 | 11 | 95 | 100 | 87 |
| Nov | 19° | 10° | – | 6 | 10 | 69 | 83 | 87 |
| Dec | 14° | 6° | – | 6 | 9 | 65 | 63 | 88 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Petra in January
Daytime highs around 12°C, nights near 4°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Petra in February
Daytime highs around 14°C, nights near 5°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Petra in March
Daytime highs around 18°C, nights near 8°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Petra in April
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Petra in May
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Petra in June
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 18°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Petra in July
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 20°C. July is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Petra in August
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Petra in September
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Petra in October
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
Petra in November
Daytime highs around 19°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Petra in December
Daytime highs around 14°C, nights near 6°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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