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Wadi Rum in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (extreme heat), Dec–Feb nights (near freezing).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 36°C (97°F)97°F (36°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: Medium; Jordan overall
Prices: Medium; Jordan overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Wadi Rum

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (extreme heat), Dec–Feb nights (near freezing).

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Wadi RumHighs around 36 °C (97 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 97 °F (36 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 0 days
Petra, Dana and Wadi Rum, Jordan · Wadi Musa, Dana, Wadi Rumhot
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.

Jordan overall: Hottest month; Wadi Mujib water hikes are the relief. Jerash Festival evenings.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Wadi Rum, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (extreme heat), Dec–Feb nights (near freezing).

March: Inside Wadi Rum's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

Wadi Rum: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.