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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.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 12° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 25° | 18° | 14° |
| Average low | 3° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation | 55 mm | 46 mm | 41 mm | 12 mm | 4 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | 6 mm | 16 mm | 32 mm |
| Cloud cover | 24% | 21% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 15% | 22% |
| Daylight | 10h 24 | 11h 07 | 11h 57 | 12h 54 | 13h 40 | 14h 05 | 13h 55 | 13h 16 | 12h 22 | 11h 28 | 10h 38 | 10h 12 |
| Month score | 51 | 60 | 82 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 85 | 98 | 96 | 68 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 5,850 m | 6,000 m | 6,500 m | 7,250 m | 7,850 m | 8,300 m | 8,500 m | 8,600 m | 8,350 m | 7,750 m | 6,850 m | 6,150 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Mount Hor in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of JordanPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haroun | 1,396 m | – | under 100 m NE | 31° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Wadi Musa and around
Nature
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Wadi Sabra (river)
River
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Heritage
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