Amman (Jordan) weather by month
The best time to visit Amman (Jordan) is April, October and November — 95/100 in April, 25°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (90/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 75/100 — cool, a little rain. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Jordan →
Best season: March to May (90/100 on average) · worst January (75/100)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 12°C
- Wet days
- 3
- Sun
- 11.7 h
- Humidity
- 46%
- Daylight
- 13 h
Amman, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Amman is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Amman through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Ramadan25 Jan – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
- March
- Spring on the hills15 Mar – 5 May (usually)Nature
- Eid al-Fitr1 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)Holiday
- May
- Eid al-Adha1 May – 5 Jun (usually)Holiday
- July
- Jerash Festival20 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)Festival
- Amman International Film Festival20 Jul – 10 Aug (usually)Festival
- December
- The cold snaps20 Dec – 28 Feb (usually)Season
Crowds in Amman in April
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdstravelers describe it as peak season, Eid al-Fitr, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it
Sourced from traveler notes: “…four days. The caveat is entirely crowds and cost. April is peak season: it follows Ramadan, cruise ships are calling at Aqaba, Pet…” — Tripadvisor community
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Amman
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Local rhythms
A traveler describes Amman's Rainbow Street, perched on one of Jebel Amman's highest points, as genuinely worth the terrace-seating price premium for the views alone over the surrounding neighborhoods, especially at night when the street decor and cafe lighting come alive. She notes a real seasonal contrast: a January evening visit found the crowd small and made up mostly of actual locals who clearly had favorite cafes and knew exactly what to order, a noticeably different, more local-feeling atmosphere than what she'd expect during a busier warm-season evening. A separate Tripadvisor review specifically recommends venturing slightly off Rainbow Street itself to spots like Cafe & Restaurant 56 for a more local feel without the tourist markup. Posters generally rate Rainbow Street cafe hopping as one of the better low-key evening activities in Amman, with a cold winter evening specifically cited as an underrated time to go for a calmer, more authentically local crowd.
Traveller notes on Amman
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
April is the month the Jordan forum calls perfect — not too hot, not cold — with Amman near 24°C by day and 11 overnight, and rain down to about four days. The caveat is entirely crowds and cost. April is peak season: it follows Ramadan, cruise ships are calling at Aqaba, Petra is genuinely crowded, and hotels in Wadi Musa book out well ahead. Prices are high to match. The forum's one concrete tactic is worth carrying — get to Petra well before 10am, which is when the tour buses start arriving.
Forum posters cite average October temperatures in Amman around 20-25C, with visitors describing conditions as genuinely perfect for sightseeing - not uncomfortably hot the way summer and early September can run, but comfortably warm through the day. Posters consistently note evenings turn noticeably cooler, with the desert air dropping fast once the sun goes down, making a light jacket a sensible addition for after dark. Posters are direct that meaningful rain typically doesn't arrive until November, making October one of the drier, more reliable shoulder-season windows for a Jordan trip. Posters generally rate October as one of the best months to visit Amman, pairing comfortable daytime warmth with cool, pleasant evenings and low rain risk.
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