Jordan · Jordan
April
The best month in Jordan — perfect temperature, dry skies, long days, and the full range of experiences at their finest.
Best match
#2 of 12 months
April is one of the best times to visit Jordan.
Climate
High
23°C
Low
12°C
Rain
10mm
Sun
9hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How April scores in Jordan
Weather
Perfect
Value
Above average
Crowds
Average
Events
Very good
Atmosphere
Outstanding
What you gain in April
- ↑April is the peak of Jordan's weather and experiential quality: 23°C days, virtually zero rainfall, 9 hours of sunshine, and the Wadi Rum desert at its most vivid; the famous Petra Treasury viewed at 8am in April light — rose-red sandstone against deep blue sky, with the shadow of the Siq still on the colonnaded street below — is the closest Jordan gets to the idealised image
- ↑Wadi Rum camping in April is the most comfortable desert experience in the Middle East calendar: sleeping under the stars with temperatures dropping to only 10°C at night (comfortable with a sleeping bag), Bedouin dinner cooked in the sand, and dawn breaking over the sandstone jebels with none of the heat that makes summer camping an ordeal
- ↑The Jordan Trail (675km long-distance walk from Umm Qais in the north to Aqaba on the Red Sea) is at its finest in April — trail conditions are optimal, wildflowers are at their tail end, and the 35-day full traverse or the 5-day Petra to Wadi Rum section are both at peak conditions
What you sacrifice
- ↓April is peak season in Jordan — Petra's main thoroughfare can see 3,000–5,000 visitors on busy spring days, particularly around the Easter and Western European school holiday weeks; arriving at Petra's gate before 7am is essential to have the Siq and Treasury without crowds
- ↓Accommodation prices reach their annual high — Petra and Wadi Rum options book out 3–4 months in advance for April; last-minute bookings at reasonable prices are very difficult
- ↓Tour groups dominate the main sites in April — the Treasury, the Royal Tombs, and the main Petra basin are packed by 10am; itinerary planning must prioritise early starts and the less-visited sites (the Blue Cave, the High Place of Sacrifice, Little Petra) to escape the crowds
How April compares to October (best month)
| Factor | April | October ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 10 | 10 |
| Value | 5 | 5 |
| Crowds | 4 | 4 |
April in other destinations
Lisbon (18°C)Barcelona (17.5°C)Tokyo (19.3°C)Bali (31.5°C)Santorini (16.5°C)Paris (14.7°C)New York (16°C)Marrakech (24.3°C)Amsterdam (12.3°C)Maldives (31.5°C)Rome (17.7°C)Bangkok (34.1°C)Istanbul (14.8°C)Vienna (15.2°C)Seoul (16°C)Dubrovnik (16.7°C)Rio de Janeiro (27.8°C)Kyoto (20.1°C)Phuket (33.8°C)Cape Town (22.3°C)Prague (16°C)Amalfi Coast (19°C)Mexico City (27°C)Medellín (27°C)Fiji (29°C)London (15°C)Sydney (22°C)Iceland (7°C)Tulum (31°C)Dubai (34°C)Singapore (33°C)Hoi An (31°C)Chiang Mai (35.5°C)Miami (28.3°C)Florence (18.6°C)Queenstown (15.5°C)Madrid (17.6°C)Porto (18°C)Edinburgh (12°C)Copenhagen (11°C)Budapest (17°C)Kraków (15°C)Tbilisi (18°C)Palawan (32°C)Hanoi (26°C)Osaka (20°C)Goa (34°C)Cusco (20°C)Buenos Aires (23°C)Mykonos (18°C)Zanzibar (30°C)Sri Lanka (32°C)Costa Rica (28°C)Cancun (31°C)Krabi (34°C)Athens (20°C)Seville (24°C)Cartagena (32°C)Siem Reap (35°C)Havana (29°C)Split (18°C)Taipei (26°C)Kuala Lumpur (33°C)Valletta (20°C)Ho Chi Minh City (36°C)Hawaii (28°C)Cappadocia (17°C)Dominican Republic (30°C)Jamaica (31°C)Tanzania (24°C)Seychelles (30°C)Nepal (27°C)Azores (19°C)Bora Bora (29°C)Los Angeles (23.2°C)Cairo (30.2°C)Kenya (27.2°C)Jaipur (36.5°C)Las Vegas (27.9°C)San Francisco (16.2°C)Madeira (21.5°C)Vancouver (13.8°C)Muscat (36.2°C)Lima (23.5°C)Cinque Terre (17°C)Kotor (17°C)Tel Aviv (24°C)Santiago (22°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (14°C)Penang (33.5°C)Lombok (31.8°C)Cape Verde (27.3°C)Fez (23.1°C)Kerala (34°C)Kigali (25°C)Hong Kong (25°C)Oslo (11°C)Auckland (19°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Jordan, not across destinations. Methodology →