Petra weather in April
Temperature, rain and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in April
Excellent
Best time to visit: February – April, October – December
What is the weather like in Petra in April?
In April, Petra is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. With around 9 hours of sunshine a day, there is plenty of sun. It hardly ever rains. All in all, April is an excellent month for a holiday in Petra.
April compared
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More details for April
- Daylight
- 12 h 53 min06:12 – 19:05
- UV index
- 11 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 21 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 22 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 2 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Snow days
- 0 days1 cm or more of fresh snow
- Time zone
- UTC+3Asia/Amman
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %100 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Mountain air”.
What to pack in April
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
Petra in April: quick answers
Is Petra hot in April?
Warm rather than hot: in April, daytime highs in Petra average 23 °C and nights cool to about 11 °C. On about 2 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Petra in April?
It hardly ever rains.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences