Ma'an in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ma'an sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 21 mm of precipitation over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ma'an's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ma'an's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 11°C
Precipitation: 21 mm; 5 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 8.2; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ma'an in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ma'an reaches about 23°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ma'an

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring 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 the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Ma'an gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ma'an

In seasonPeak

In spring, Ma'an overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Ma'an?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Ma'an for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ma'an in Spring

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

In spring, Ma'an sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ma'an in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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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Spring 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.