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Best time to visit Amman
Jordan · Middle East
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Amman
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- JanJAmman in January: ok
- FebFAmman in February: good
- MarMAmman in March: good, busy
- AprAAmman in April: sweet spot
- MayMAmman in May: sweet spot
- JunJAmman in June: sweet spot
- JulJAmman in July: sweet spot
- AugAAmman in August: good
- SepSAmman in September: sweet spot
- OctOAmman in October: good, busy
- NovNAmman in November: good, busy
- DecDAmman in December: ok, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Amman
- Cave of the Seven Sleepers These caverns are part of a Byzantine necropolis 10 km east of city centre.
- Amman Citadel A national historic site at the center of downtown Amman.
- Roman Theater Built during the reign of Antonius Pius, 138-161AD…
- King Abdullah I Mosque Impressive new mosque, with a church opposite.
- Rainbow Street Near the 1st Circle in Jabal Amman…
- Umayyad Palace In the northern portion of the Citadel, it offers a great view of Amman.
- Iraq Al-Amir 15 km from Wadi al-Seer, the, close to…
Tours and tickets in Amman
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Amman), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° | 4d | 72% | 8.8h | ok | 13C max, 4 rainy days |
| Feb | 14° | 4d | 67% | 9.2h | good | 14C max, 4 rainy days |
| Mar | 18° | 4d | 61% | 10.4h | goodbusy | holidays: JO: Eid al-Fitr (estimated); JO: Eid al-Fitr Holiday… |
| Apr | 23° | 1d | 46% | 11.8h | sweet spot | 23C max, 1 rainy day |
| May | 28° | 0d | 38% | 12.7h | sweet spot | 28C max, 0 rainy days |
| Jun | 32° | 0d | 38% | 13.1h | sweet spot | 32C max, 0 rainy days |
| Jul | 34° | 0d | 39% | 13.2h | sweet spot | 34C max, 0 rainy days |
| Aug | 34° | 0d | 43% | 12.9h | good | 34C max, 0 rainy days |
| Sep | 32° | 0d | 47% | 11.6h | sweet spot | 32C max, 0 rainy days |
| Oct | 27° | 0d | 52% | 10.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 20° | 2d | 61% | 9.5h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 15° | 4d | 70% | 8.4h | okbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at downtown, 26 km from the airport (AMM): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Amman's October days now average 26.6°C, 1.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 3 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 12.2° | 13.2° | 16.6° | 23.0° | 27.4° | 30.5° | 32.4° | 32.4° | 30.7° | 25.3° | 18.8° | 14.5° |
| 2017–26 | 12.5° | 14.0° | 17.5° | 23.4° | 28.2° | 31.5° | 33.5° | 33.6° | 31.5° | 26.6° | 20.2° | 14.9° |
| Change | +0.3° | +0.8° | +0.9° | +0.4° | +0.8° | +1.0° | +1.1° | +1.2° | +0.8° | +1.3° | +1.4° | +0.4° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Amman is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Amman, flying or not.
Before you go
Type B and C and F and G plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Jordanian dinar. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 3: Reconsider Travel. Everything for Jordan: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Hotels, restaurants and larger shops take Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Club cards, but smaller shops and the souks want cash in dinars; ATMs are common in Amman and the bigger towns but scarce elsewhere. Prices are often written in fils: 4,750 is 4 dinars 750 fils.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — About 10% for waiters, unless a service charge is already on the bill; taxi drivers do not expect a tip, but round the fare up.
Getting around Amman
- Apps — Rides: Careem, Jeeny, Petra Ride, Uber. Maps: Google Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. Uber serves only Amman; for a taxi elsewhere, ask your hotel to call a licensed one (it has a government sticker on the windscreen) and agree the fare first, as meters are not always used.
Some areas of Amman are not easily navigated on foot. Be aware when walking through areas of Amman that are not familiar to you because the walkable route might be inconvenient. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Amman, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (21)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/jordan/getting-help
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/jordan/safety-and-security
- travel.gc.ca/destinations/jordan
- international.visitjordan.com/page/19/getting-around
- international.visitjordan.com/page/16/just-the-facts
- international.visitjordan.com/page/11/local-customs
- jett.com.jo/en
- jett.com.jo/en/live-schedule
- jett.com.jo/en/terminals
- jett.com.jo/en/terms-and-conditions
- careem.com/en-AE/ride
- apps.apple.com/us/app/jeeny-book-affordable-rides/id1178701124
- apps.apple.com/jo/app/petra-ride/id1463809354
- uber.com/global/en/r/jordan/cities
- uber.com/global/en/cities/amman
- roughguides.com/jordan/travel-tips
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Jordan
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Petra
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Amman in pictures
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What Amman is like
Amman (Arabic: عمان ʻammān) is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. Amman forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Although the capital of a diverse kingdom, Amman is not what one would call "packed" with things to see, making it a great gateway to explorations further afield. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- See the sunset from the view point near the Citadel. But pay also your attention to the time of the muezzin call. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- for comprehensive and complete visa details when entering Jordan in Aqaba or Amman, and possibilities to waive your visa fee. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Amman, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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