Petra weather in April

In April, Petra sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Petra's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:16 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
22%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Petra is human settlement in Jordan.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Petra reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
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42110
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How April really feels in Petra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Petra weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 203.90.610.34.6
Feb15° / 173.60.310.95.5
Mar19° / 132.90.311.87.6
Apr23° / 12°41.1012.78.9
May28° / 15°30.9013.58.3
Jun30° / 18°00.1013.96.8
Jul32° / 20°00013.85.8
Aug32° / 20°00.2013.15.7
Sep30° / 19°10.3012.26.9
Oct26° / 15°51.4011.38.8
Nov20° / 10°71.7010.58.1
Dec15° / 82.10.310.16.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Petra gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
26
36
45
55
65
75
85
95
104
114
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273
283
293
304

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:345:51
212.35:335:52
312.35:325:52
412.45:315:53
512.45:305:53
612.45:285:54
712.55:275:55
812.55:265:55
912.55:255:56
1012.65:235:57
1112.65:225:57
1212.65:215:58
1312.65:205:58
1412.75:195:59
1512.75:176:00
1612.75:166:00
1712.85:156:01
1812.85:146:02
1912.85:136:02
2012.95:126:03
2112.95:116:04
2212.95:106:04
2312.95:096:05
2413.05:076:05
2513.05:066:06
2613.05:056:07
2713.15:046:07
2813.15:036:08
2913.15:026:09
3013.15:016:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Petra

In seasonPeak

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

Petra sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Petra?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Petra for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Petra in April

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

In April, Petra sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Petra in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Petra peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Petra in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Petra is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1037 µg/m³Jul 1926 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr36Poor
May37Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Petra?

Petra sits at 30.3°N, 35.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Ma'an, 28 km away.

Ma'anAţ ŢafīlahSafiWadi Rum‘IzrāKarak CityKerakAqaba

Topography around Petra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petra has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m around an average of 1,261 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,122 m.

The land around Petra is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
670 m
16 km
1,506 m
80 km
2,122 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Ma'an 28 km · Aţ Ţafīlah 59 km · Safi 80 km · Wadi Rum 82 km · ‘Izrā 95 km · Karak City 98 km · Kerak 98 km · Aqaba 99 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
Muslim 97%Christian 2%Buddhist 0%Hindu 0%

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 Petra (30.321°, 35.4789°, elevation 0 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).