CLIMATE: WHEN TO GO TO JORDAN JORDAN

The winter months between November and March are cold, with rain and rarely snow on the highest peaks. Most rains occur between November and March. The average annual rainfall varies between 400 mm in north-west near the Jordan Valley and less than 100 mm in the southern areas of the country, the capital Amman receives an average of 280 mm of rain a year. July and August are the hottest and dry months of year, with temperatures sometimes exceeding 36°C, while January is the coldest month with temperatures that are sometimes below zero. Average temperatures in Amman range between 8°C and 26°C, those of Aqaba between 16°C and 33°C. Noteworthy are the differences between day and night temperatures. Sometimes during the months at beginning and end of summer blows from the Arabian desert Khamsin, a warm wind, like the sirocco, dry and full of sand, with this wind in a few hours the temperature can rise too of 10-15°C, usually Khamsin ceases to blow after a day or two. 

The best months for a trip to Jordan are the spring months between April and May and the autumn months between September and October, when temperatures are pleasant and often has good weather. 

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