Jerusalem vs Petra: which is better, month by month

Petra beats Jerusalem in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (79 vs 74) — and they are within 3 points in March to November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Jerusalem vs Petra — all 12 months

MonthJerusalemPetraWinnerGap
January74Bcool, a little rain79Bcool, dry, clean airPetra5
February78Bcool, a little rain82Acool, dry, clean airPetra4
March85Anice, a little rain88Anice, dryTie3
April96Snice, dry96Snice, dryTie0
May91Swarm, dry91Swarm, dryTie0
June87Ahot, dry85Ahot, dryTie2
July83Ahot, dry82Ahot, dryTie1
August82Ahot, dry81Ahot, dryTie1
September86Ahot, dry86Ahot, dryTie0
October92Swarm, dry93Swarm, dryTie1
November89Anice, a little rain91Snice, dry, clean airTie2
December77Bcool, a little rain82Acool, dryPetra5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (74 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Jerusalem

🇮🇱 Israel · arid climate

Best month
April 96/100
Months won
0 of 12

Petra

🇯🇴 Jordan · arid climate

Best month
April 96/100
Months won
3 of 12

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