Climate of Pétra
Pétra has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Pétra is 24° degrees and there is about 187 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 238 days a year with an average humidity of 62% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 15°C and 33°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 26°C
- Rain: it rains 87 days and there is a total of approximately 188 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3504 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 15°C and 33°C |
Warmest month: | 33°C in July |
Coldest month: | 15°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 10°C and 26°C |
Dry days: | 278 days |
Days with rain: | 87 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 188 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3504 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Pétra.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Pétra.
Climate table of Pétra
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Pétra. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Pétra might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
Night temp. (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 31 |
Days with rain | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Dry days | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Best time to visit Pétra
The best time to visit Pétra on Cyprus is from March through June and September through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Pétra is 33°C in July and the lowest is 15°C in January.
Climate of Pétra by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Pétra? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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