Middle East & North Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Petra

Late Oct–Early Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.6°C, with 0.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Petra
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Season calendar

Petra season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 17.6)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 17.7)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 13.3)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 23.7)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 30.6)Late Feb: Okay (season score 47.1)Early Mar: Good (season score 63.0)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 54.8)Late Mar: Good (season score 64.6)Early Apr: Great (season score 78.2)Mid Apr: Great (season score 78.4)Late Apr: Great (season score 79.6)Early May: Great (season score 75.0)Mid May: Great (season score 74.7)Late May: Good (season score 71.3)Early Jun: Good (season score 59.2)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 55.3)Late Jun: Okay (season score 47.4)Early Jul: Fair (season score 36.9)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 25.7)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 18.8)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 21.3)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 14.5)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 20.4)Early Sep: Fair (season score 42.0)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 54.9)Late Sep: Good (season score 64.7)Early Oct: Great (season score 80.1)Mid Oct: Great (season score 83.5)Late Oct: Best (season score 86.2)Early Nov: Best (season score 86.7)Mid Nov: Great (season score 76.8)Late Nov: Good (season score 66.5)Early Dec: Good (season score 60.5)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 46.3)Late Dec: Fair (season score 33.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season14.2°C2.241.6%
FebruaryFair16.3°C2.241.0%
MarchGood20.3°C1.237.0%
AprilGreat25.4°C0.533.2%
MayGreat30.0°C0.325.8%
JuneOkay33.5°C0.010.6%
JulyOff-season35.3°C0.09.1%
AugustOff-season35.6°C0.08.6%
SeptemberOkay33.2°C0.09.7%
OctoberGreat28.4°C0.420.3%
NovemberGreat21.3°C1.130.3%
DecemberOkay16.3°C1.636.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: MA'AN(34 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.