Jordan · Month guide

Jordan in January

Around 15 °C with 14 mm of rain and 7.2 hours of sun a day.

January is a solid shoulder-season month in Jordan. Around 15 °C with 14 mm of rain and 7.2 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Acceptable

Jordan · January

What the weather usually does

Jordan · typical month

Day / night
4 – 15 °C
Year range 4 – 37 °C
Rainfall
14 mm
Year range 0 – 16 mm
Sunshine
7.2 hr / day
Year range 6.8 – 10.5 hr / day

What’s open · January

Things to do in Jordan in January

Nothing in Jordan shuts for the season; January runs the full list.

Open
Petra
open all year — the Siq and the Treasury are a walk of several kilometres with almost no shade
Sources: jacadatravel.com, skyhookadventure.com
Open
Wadi Rum
Sources: skyhookadventure.com, responsibletravel.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

12 regions · current month

Jordan, taken apart

Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Jordan

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Reconsider travel

Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-10-25

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 3Reconsider travel

Reconsider travel

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

CA

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-10-25Checked 2026-10-25travel.gc.ca

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-09-27Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

UK

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.gov.uk

US

Level 3Reconsider travel

Reconsider travel

Changed 2026-10-25Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Parts of Jordan carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	14.7	4.4	0.5	20.1
February	16.6	5.4	1.2	23.2
March	20.8	8.6	4.4	28.8
April	26.5	12.8	7.3	33.6
May	31.1	16.8	12.0	37.1
June	34.8	20.3	16.8	39.1
July	36.5	22.5	20.2	39.8
August	36.5	22.6	20.1	40.8
September	34.0	20.3	17.3	39.2
October	29.1	16.2	12.2	33.7
November	22.3	10.7	5.8	28.3
December	16.8	6.4	2.6	21.9

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	14
February	15
March	16
April	8
May	4
June	1
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	3
November	9
December	12

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	7.2
February	7.9
March	8.7
April	9.6
May	10.2
June	10.5
July	10.4
August	10.0
September	9.4
October	8.5
November	7.5
December	6.8

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	12.4	7.2	22.3
February	12.5	7.3	21.8
March	14.0	7.5	23.9
April	13.6	8.8	21.2
May	14.2	9.1	20.8
June	14.1	10.6	17.9
July	14.2	11.0	17.6
August	13.4	10.3	16.6
September	11.9	9.3	15.1
October	10.6	7.6	14.6
November	10.7	6.6	16.0
December	11.4	6.8	20.0