Petra month by month

Plan your visit to Petra by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.

Petra's measured year breaks into four bands. December through February stays cool, with highs of 14 to 16°C and the heaviest rain at 6 to 8 days per month. March and April warm fast, from 18°C to 25°C, while rain drops from 6 days to 2. Summer runs May through September, with highs from 28°C to 33°C. Rain falls to 1 day in May and 0 from June through September. October and November reverse the spring pattern. Highs cool from 25°C to 21°C as 2 to 4 rain days return.

All 12 month guides sit beneath this index. January at 14°C with 6 rain days reads differently from July at 32°C with 0. March at 18°C and 6 rain days gives way to April at 25°C and 2, so the month you open matters. April and October both average 25°C with 2 rain days, but between them sit 5 months where rain totals 1 day and highs never drop below 28°C.

February and August need the closest read. February records 8 rain days, the year's highest, at a high of 14°C. August reaches 33°C with 0 rain days.

August, with a measured high of 33°C and 0 rain days, sits at the peak of 4 consecutive dry months from June through September.

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