Country guide

Jordan

Petra's rock-cut city, Wadi Rum's red desert camps and Dead Sea resorts, compact enough for one unhurried week.

Currency

JOD

Language

Arabic

English

Widely spoken

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / F / G

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+962

Destinations

Jordan

Amman

A Roman theatre in the middle of downtown, Umayyad ruins on the hill above, and the Dead Sea an hour away.

✓ best Feb-Dec

Jordan

Aqaba

Jordan's only coastline, with coral a swim from the beach and Wadi Rum an hour inland.

✓ best Oct-Apr

Jordan

Dead Sea (Sweimeh)

The lowest shore on earth, where the water is so salty you float whether you mean to or not.

✓ best Oct-Apr

Jordan

Petra (Wadi Musa)

An entire city cut into desert cliffs by the Nabataeans, then lost to the outside world for a thousand years.

✓ best Sep-Jun

Climate zones, month by month

Jordan has 4 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Amman →

Jan

13°

4°

61mm

10d rain

Feb

14°

5°

58mm

8d rain

Mar

18°

8°

31mm

6d rain

Apr

24°

11°

8mm

3d rain

May

28°

15°

3mm

1d rain

Jun

31°

19°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

33°

21°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

33°

21°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

31°

19°

0mm

0d rain

Oct

27°

15°

5mm

2d rain

Nov

20°

10°

21mm

6d rain

Dec

15°

6°

47mm

8d rain

✓ Best Feb-Dec

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Aqaba Red Sea →

Jan

22°

11°

4mm

1d rain

Feb

24°

12°

5mm

1d rain

Mar

27°

15°

3mm

0d rain

Apr

32°

19°

2mm

0d rain

May

36°

23°

1mm

0d rain

Jun

39°

25°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

41°

27°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

41°

28°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

38°

26°

0mm

0d rain

Oct

34°

22°

4mm

0d rain

Nov

28°

17°

2mm

0d rain

Dec

23°

12°

3mm

0d rain

✓ Best Oct-Apr · ✗ Avoid Jun-Aug

Watch for May-Sep extreme heat risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Dead Sea (Sweimeh) →

Jan

21°

13°

8mm

2d rain

Feb

23°

15°

9mm

2d rain

Mar

26°

18°

6mm

1d rain

Apr

31°

22°

2mm

0d rain

May

35°

26°

2mm

0d rain

Jun

39°

29°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

41°

31°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

40°

31°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

38°

29°

0mm

0d rain

Oct

34°

26°

5mm

0d rain

Nov

28°

20°

3mm

1d rain

Dec

22°

15°

6mm

1d rain

✓ Best Oct-Apr · ✗ Avoid Jun-Aug

Watch for May-Sep extreme heat risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Petra (Wadi Musa) →

Jan

14°

2°

9mm

7d rain

Feb

16°

3°

7mm

6d rain

Mar

20°

6°

4mm

4d rain

Apr

25°

10°

4mm

2d rain

May

30°

14°

1mm

1d rain

Jun

33°

17°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

35°

19°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

35°

19°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

33°

17°

0mm

0d rain

Oct

28°

13°

6mm

2d rain

Nov

21°

7°

3mm

3d rain

Dec

16°

4°

3mm

3d rain

✓ Best Sep-Jun

Watch for Aug extreme heat risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions