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Jordan at a glance

The atlas follows 1,303 places here month by month, with 8 mountains and 21 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are March, April and November.

Jordan's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+2525%439k in 1950 → 11.5M in 2025 → 16.4M in 2050
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Jordan · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$12,6002025 · 117/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy78.02024 · 69/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities93 %2025 · 24/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet96 %2024 · 23/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.602024 · 71/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover1 %2024 · 195/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Jordan

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Jordan

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

12 regions

Jordan from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Jordan
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Ammanbest Apr · Oct–Nov90Amman
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Zarqabest Mar–Apr · Nov82Zarqa
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Aqababest Jan–Feb · Dec60Aqaba
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Ajlounbest Apr · Oct–Nov90Ajloun
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Russeifabest Mar–Apr · Nov83Russeifa
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Jerashbest Mar–Apr · Nov81Jerash
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Mafraqbest Mar–Apr · Nov86Mafraq
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Ma'anbest Mar–Apr · Nov88Ma'an
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As Salţbest Apr–May · Oct91As Salţ
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Wadi Al-Seerbest Apr · Oct–Nov90Wadi Al-Seer
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Aţ Ţafīlahbest Apr–May · Oct94Aţ Ţafīlah
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Azraqbest Mar · Nov–Dec76Azraq
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Wadi Musabest Apr · Oct–Nov93Wadi Musa
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Al Ḩişnbest Mar–Apr · Nov84Al Ḩişn
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Mahisbest Apr–May · Oct93Mahis
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Buşayrābest Apr–May · Oct96Buşayrā
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Sakibbest Apr–May · Oct95Sakib
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Umm Qaysbest Mar–Apr · Nov75Umm Qays
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Al Karāmahbest Feb–Mar · Nov63Al Karāmah
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‘Anjarahbest Apr · Oct–Nov92‘Anjarah
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Sūfbest Apr–May · Oct94Sūf
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Halawahbest Mar–Apr · Nov76Halawah
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Malkabest Mar–Apr · Nov77Malka
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Al-Jafrbest Mar–Apr · Nov82Al-Jafr
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Al Jizahbest Apr · Oct–Nov90Al Jizah
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Qasr al Hallabatbest Mar–Apr · Nov86Qasr al Hallabat
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Safibest Jan · Mar · Dec61Safi
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Al Qaţrānahbest Mar–Apr · Nov91Al Qaţrānah
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Mudawwarabest Feb–Mar · Nov80Mudawwara
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Danabest Apr–May · Oct96Dana
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Al 'Aridbest Apr–May · Oct92Al 'Arid
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Umm ar-Rasasbest Apr · Oct–Nov91Umm ar-Rasas
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Heshbonbest Apr–May · Oct95Heshbon
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`Iraq al Amirbest Mar–Apr · Nov83`Iraq al Amir

Nature in Jordan

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Jordan

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Jordan

21 monuments and 25 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Jordan

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Jordan

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Jordan

3 large airports, 19 railway stations, 3 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsBCFG230 V
Emergency911Calling code +962
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyJordanian DinarJOD
LanguagesArabic
Local time16:31Amman