Ma'an weather in October

In October, Ma'an sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ma'an's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ma'an's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 5:44 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

Ma'an is city in Jordan.

Density: 6,695/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ma'an reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22
Avg low (°C)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	17
2	28	17
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

How October really feels in Ma'an

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ma'an weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	17	3.4	0.9	10.3	4.1
Feb	14° / 4°	14	3.1	0.7	10.9	5.1
Mar	18° / 7°	13	2.8	0.3	11.8	7.4
Apr	23° / 11°	5	1.2	0	12.7	8.9
May	27° / 15°	4	1.1	0	13.5	8.3
Jun	31° / 18°	0	0.1	0	13.9	6.7
Jul	32° / 19°	0	0.1	0	13.7	5.6
Aug	32° / 20°	1	0.2	0	13.1	5.4
Sep	30° / 18°	1	0.4	0	12.2	6.8
Oct	26° / 15°	6	1.8	0	11.3	8.7
Nov	19° / 9°	7	1.5	0	10.5	7.9
Dec	14° / 5°	7	2	0.3	10.1	5.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90
Cloudier (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ma'an gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 4:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:35	5:17
2	11.7	5:35	5:16
3	11.6	5:36	5:15
4	11.6	5:37	5:14
5	11.6	5:37	5:12
6	11.6	5:38	5:11
7	11.5	5:38	5:10
8	11.5	5:39	5:09
9	11.5	5:40	5:08
10	11.4	5:40	5:06
11	11.4	5:41	5:05
12	11.4	5:42	5:04
13	11.3	5:42	5:03
14	11.3	5:43	5:02
15	11.3	5:44	5:01
16	11.3	5:44	5:00
17	11.2	5:45	4:59
18	11.2	5:46	4:58
19	11.2	5:47	4:57
20	11.1	5:47	4:56
21	11.1	5:48	4:55
22	11.1	5:49	4:54
23	11.1	5:49	4:53
24	11.0	5:50	4:52
25	11.0	5:51	4:51
26	11.0	5:52	4:50
27	10.9	5:53	4:49
28	10.9	5:53	4:48
29	10.9	5:54	4:47
30	10.9	5:55	4:46
31	10.8	5:56	4:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ma'an

In seasonPeak

None of Ma'an's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ma'an sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Is October a good time to visit Ma'an?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Ma'an for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ma'an in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Ma'an sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ma'an in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ma'an peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	8	8	11	12	12	12	11	8	6	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Ma'an in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ma'an is worst in May — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	37	40	50	52	43	43	42	44	37	37	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	52	Poor
Jun	43	Poor
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ma'an?

Ma'an sits at 30.2°N, 35.7°E, 1,111 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Petra, 28 km away.

Topography around Ma'an

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ma'an.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ma'an has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,982 m.

The land around Ma'an is covered by bare terrain (72%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

bare terrain 72%

16 km

407 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

1,982 m

bare terrain 97%

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← September Ma'an year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Petra 28 km · Aţ Ţafīlah 72 km · Wadi Rum 74 km · Safi 97 km · Aqaba 102 km · ‘Izrā 107 km · Karak City 108 km · Kerak 110 km

Jordan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type B / C / D / F / G / J; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,348; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 89%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 17; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 426
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ma'an (30.1962°, 35.7341°, elevation 1,111 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	17
2	28	17
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	17
2	28	17
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	17
2	28	17
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	23	13
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1