SeasonMapBest time to visit Middle East
The best time to visit Middle East is February, April and November, judged across 39 places; August is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · Middle East & Central Asia · 39 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Middle East month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | 3 wet days · before the heat · 22°C highs | Salalah, Sur, Doha |
| February | in season | 3 wet days · before the heat · 23°C highs | Salalah, Sur, AlUla |
| March | good | 3 wet days · before the heat · 27°C highs | Sur, Yazd, Abha |
| April | in season | 2 wet days · before the heat · 31°C highs | Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Petra |
| May | good | barely a wet day · 35°C highs · 12 h sun | Aqaba, Dead Sea, Eilat |
| June | good | barely a wet day · 37°C highs · 13 h sun | Byblos, Tel Aviv, Dead Sea |
| July | good | barely a wet day · 37°C highs · 13 h sun | Byblos, Tel Aviv, Salalah |
| August | good | barely a wet day · 36°C highs · 12 h sun | Salalah, Sur, Byblos |
| September | good | barely a wet day · 35°C highs · 11 h sun | Aqaba, Byblos, Eilat |
| October | good | barely a wet day · the heat has broken · 32°C highs | Aqaba, Eilat, Tehran |
| November | in season | 2 wet days · the heat has broken · 28°C highs | Sur, Aqaba, Eilat |
| December | good | 2 wet days · before the heat · 23°C highs | Sur, Fujairah, Salalah |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 39 places in Middle East
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- Dead SeaJordanweather by month →
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- FujairahUnited Arab Emiratesweather by month →
- HaifaIsraelweather by month →
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- PetraJordanweather by month →
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Middle East — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Middle East?
- February, April and November. In April: 2 wet days · before the heat · 31°C highs.
- When is the low season in Middle East?
- Middle East has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; August is the weakest (barely a wet day · 36°C highs · 12 h sun).
- Which months are in season in Middle East?
- February, April and November — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.