Wind statistics for Petra
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Petra, Jordan — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 6.2 mph
- Average gusts: 13.3 mph
- Average daily rain: 0.5 mm
- Average temperature: 19°C
- Good kite days: 34 a year
- Best month: May (kite score 89/100)
- Windiest month: May (7.1 mph)
- Calmest month: October (5.4 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (1.8 mm)
How Petra compares
Petra ranks #185 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 43% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, May, scores 89/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4 mph | 13.0 mph | 1.0 mm | 11°C | 4 | 82 | YES |
| February | 6.7 mph | 13.8 mph | 0.9 mm | 11°C | 4 | 85 | YES |
| March | 6.5 mph | 14.0 mph | 1.8 mm | 14°C | 3 | 80 | YES |
| April | 6.9 mph | 14.9 mph | 0.4 mm | 18°C | 6 | 87 | YES |
| May | 7.1 mph | 15.2 mph | 0.1 mm | 22°C | 7 | 89 | YES |
| June | 6.2 mph | 13.6 mph | 0.0 mm | 26°C | 1 | 79 | EH… |
| July | 6.5 mph | 14.1 mph | 0.0 mm | 27°C | 2 | 82 | YES |
| August | 5.8 mph | 12.9 mph | 0.0 mm | 28°C | 0 | 74 | EH… |
| September | 5.7 mph | 12.3 mph | 0.0 mm | 25°C | 0 | 73 | EH… |
| October | 5.4 mph | 11.7 mph | 0.1 mm | 21°C | 1 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 5.8 mph | 12.1 mph | 0.7 mm | 18°C | 3 | 74 | EH… |
| December | 6.0 mph | 12.4 mph | 1.4 mm | 12°C | 3 | 77 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Petra, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Petra using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.