Jordan · Jordan
July
Peak summer heat — Petra is brutal in the afternoon; the Red Sea coast and Dead Sea are the better July focus.
Worth considering
#11 of 12 months
There are better months for Jordan — see the full ranking below.
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High
36°C
Low
22°C
Rain
0mm
Sun
13hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How July scores in Jordan
Weather
Average
Value
Very good
Crowds
Very good
Events
Average
Atmosphere
Above average
What you gain in July
- ↑Aqaba diving in July: the Red Sea's warmest and clearest month — 28°C water temperature, 30m+ visibility, and the full complement of reef fish, sea turtles, and occasional whale sharks on the seasonal passes south of the marine reserve
- ↑Wadi Rum overnight in July at altitude: while daytime desert temperatures reach 40°C+, the high-elevation Bedouin camps in the Wadi Rum Protected Area see dramatic temperature drops after sunset — late evenings are comfortable and the Milky Way visibility at 3am in a zero-light-pollution desert is among the finest stargazing experiences on Earth
- ↑Jordan's summer lack of European and American tourists creates an unusual situation: the main sites are less crowded than spring, prices are lower, and the Bedouin camp operators are more attentive to the guests they have — a genuine trade-off against the heat
What you sacrifice
- ↓July Petra in the afternoon is genuinely dangerous — 36°C in a canyon with reflective sandstone walls and no shade creates heat conditions that cause heat exhaustion in unprepared visitors; the site is visited responsibly only at the very start of the day (gates open 6am)
- ↓The Jordanian Rift Valley (Dead Sea, Wadi Arabah) reaches 40–44°C in July — these temperatures exceed safe outdoor activity thresholds; the Dead Sea float and spa experience works in early morning and evening only
- ↓July is the height of Gulf family holiday season in Jordan — beach hotels at Aqaba and Dead Sea resorts can be fully booked with Gulf visitors, and the character of the experience shifts from international adventure tourism to regional family resort
How July compares to October (best month)
| Factor | July | October ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 4 | 10 |
| Value | 7 | 5 |
| Crowds | 7 | 4 |
July in other destinations
Lisbon (25.9°C)Barcelona (28.4°C)Tokyo (30.5°C)Bali (29.8°C)Santorini (25.7°C)Paris (23.5°C)New York (28.5°C)Marrakech (36.3°C)Amsterdam (21.6°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (30.2°C)Bangkok (31.8°C)Istanbul (27.9°C)Vienna (25.6°C)Seoul (28.6°C)Dubrovnik (28.3°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.1°C)Kyoto (31.8°C)Phuket (31.5°C)Cape Town (16.8°C)Prague (26°C)Amalfi Coast (31°C)Mexico City (23°C)Medellín (29°C)Fiji (26°C)London (24°C)Sydney (16°C)Iceland (14°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (42°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (31.5°C)Miami (33.3°C)Florence (32.2°C)Queenstown (7.5°C)Madrid (32.8°C)Porto (27°C)Edinburgh (19°C)Copenhagen (22°C)Budapest (28°C)Kraków (24°C)Tbilisi (31°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (33°C)Osaka (33°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (14°C)Mykonos (29°C)Zanzibar (26°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (33°C)Seville (36°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (32°C)Split (30°C)Taipei (35°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (32°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (32°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (26°C)Nepal (27°C)Azores (26°C)Bora Bora (26°C)Los Angeles (27.9°C)Cairo (38.5°C)Kenya (23.4°C)Jaipur (34.2°C)Las Vegas (41.4°C)San Francisco (17.5°C)Madeira (27.5°C)Vancouver (23.4°C)Muscat (40.2°C)Lima (17°C)Cinque Terre (28°C)Kotor (31°C)Tel Aviv (31°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (22.5°C)Penang (32.5°C)Lombok (30.2°C)Cape Verde (28.8°C)Fez (37.8°C)Kerala (29°C)Kigali (25°C)Hong Kong (31°C)Oslo (24°C)Auckland (13°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Jordan, not across destinations. Methodology →