When to go · Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum in May
Great month. Inside Wadi Rum's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 31°C88°F / 15°C59°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- Jordan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Jordan overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Wadi Rum
Inside Wadi Rum's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Weather in May
- Wadi RumHighs around 31 °C, lows around 15 °C, rain on about 1 dayHighs around 88 °F, lows around 59 °F, rain on about 1 day
- Petra, Dana and Wadi Rum, Jordan · Wadi Musa, Dana, Wadi Rumfine
Petra sits near 1,000 m: freezing winter nights and occasional snow; flash floods Oct–Apr. Desert days are hot Jun–Aug but nights are cool.
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.
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
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen