When to go · Amman
Amman in May
Great month. Warm and dry; May 25 is Independence Day.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27° / 14°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- Jordan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Jordan overall
Verdict
Warm and dry; May 25 is Independence Day.
Weather in May
- AmmanHighs around 27 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 1 day
- Amman and the highlands, Jordan · Amman, Jerash, Madaba, Ajlounbest weather
At 700–1,100 m: cold wet winters with the odd snowfall, dry summers in the low 30s °C with cool nights.
Spring season
Mild, green, low rain by April — the best walking window alongside autumn.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Independence Day
25 May
Warming fast; Independence Day.
Arafat Day and Eid al-Adha big impact
About 15–19 May 2027 (lunar — check) · Jordan
Four to five days of closures; hotels full in Aqaba and at the Dead Sea; livestock markets at the city edges.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Jordan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Jordan overall
- Medium
Jordan overall: Warming fast; Eid al-Adha and Independence Day (25 May) mid-to-late month.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.