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Best Time for the The King's Highway
Sweet spot: February, March, April — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Wildflowers on the highland plateau and Petra at 25°C — the classic season; Wadi Rum nights still drop cold.
40°C+ in the desert — Petra by Monastery sunrise, Wadi Rum by 4x4 at dawn and dusk, Aqaba's reef for midday.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.4–27.7°C | 40 mm | 10.2 h | ❄ |
| February | -1.0–29.8°C | 34 mm | 10.9 h | ❄ |
| March | -0.5–34.6°C | 18 mm | 11.8 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.9–38.7°C | 9 mm | 12.8 h | |
| May | 8.1–41.5°C | 4 mm | 13.5 h | |
| June | 12.6–42.8°C | 0 mm | 14.0 h | |
| July | 15.8–44.2°C | 0 mm | 13.8 h | |
| August | 17.0–44.7°C | 0 mm | 13.1 h | |
| September | 13.9–43.8°C | 1 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 9.2–39.1°C | 6 mm | 11.2 h | |
| November | 1.3–33.3°C | 16 mm | 10.4 h | ❄ |
| December | -1.6–30.4°C | 26 mm | 10.0 h | ❄ |