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Ma’an · JordanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Hor

4,780 m
Elevation4,780 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul31°average high
30.32° N, 35.41° EElevation 4,780 mUTC+3
From the valley to the top
  • Summit4,780 m
  • Mid-mountain2,950 m
  • Valley · Wadi Musa1,127 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Hor in brief

Mount Hor rises to 4,780 m, Ma’an, Jordan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 31°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Wadi Musa, 7.0 km to the E at 1,127 m.

Facts

Elevation
4,780 m · 15,682 ft
Region
Ma’an
Country
Jordan
Coordinates
30.3168, 35.4065
Nearest airport
Ramon International Airport (ETM) · 76 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Hor by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°12°3°Jan13°3°Feb17°6°Mar22°10°Apr26°14°May29°17°Jun31°18°Jul31°19°Aug29°18°Sep25°14°Oct18°9°Nov14°4°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Hor by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high12°13°17°22°26°29°31°31°29°25°18°14°
Average low3°3°6°10°14°17°18°19°18°14°9°4°
Precipitation55 mm46 mm41 mm12 mm4 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm1 mm6 mm16 mm32 mm
Cloud cover24%21%18%15%12%1%1%1%2%7%15%22%
Daylight10h 2411h 0711h 5712h 5413h 4014h 0513h 5513h 1612h 2211h 2810h 3810h 12
Month score516082979382777685989668

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,850 m6,000 m6,500 m7,250 m7,850 m8,300 m8,500 m8,600 m8,350 m7,750 m6,850 m6,150 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Hor in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Jordan
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Haroun1,396 m–under 100 m NE31°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Wadi Musa
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Wadi Musa

Ma’an · 7.0 km E
26°Oct high
1wet day
93score
Wadi Musa
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At-Taybeh

Ma’an · 9.2 km SE
23°Oct high
1wet day
97score
At-Taybeh
Ma'an
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Ma'an

Ma’an · 34 km SE
28°Oct high
1wet day
88score
Ma'an
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Tsofar

Southern District · 35 km NW
32°Oct high
2wet days
69score
Tsofar
Around here

Wadi Musa and around

Wadi Musa
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Wadi Musa

Ma’an · Jordan
Apr · Oct–Novbest months
32°July high
1,127 maltitude
Wadi Musa

Nature

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15 km SW

Wadi Sabra (river)

River
Wadi Sabra (river)

Mountains

Mount Haroun
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6.9 km W

Mount Haroun

1,396 m · Abarim
Mount Haroun

Heritage

Petra
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3.6 km W

Petra

World Heritage Site · 799 BC
Petra

Museums

Old Petra Museum
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1.1 km W

Old Petra Museum

Old Petra Museum
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1.2 km NW

Petra Museum

Petra Museum