Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petra features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1359 mm (53.5 inches) and receives 114 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Petra enjoys an average of 3898 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 27 minutes to 14 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Petra are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 25 °C (69 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 7 °C (41 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petra experiences 99 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 24 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average high | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Daily mean | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (46°F) |
Average low | 1°C (35°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean minimum | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Minimum | -8°C (18°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Petra, Epirus, Greece with other places around the world.
Petra usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 217 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Petra are July, August and September. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 177 (7.0) | 167 (6.6) | 127 (5.0) | 75 (2.9) | 75 (2.9) | 71 (2.8) | 32 (1.2) | 19 (0.7) | 50 (2.0) | 92 (3.6) | 196 (7.7) | 279 (11.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Petra are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Petra: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200 | 253 | 326 | 344 | 398 | 406 | 424 | 395 | 346 | 308 | 257 | 235 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 45m | 10h 43m | 11h 58m | 13h 14m | 14h 19m | 14h 51m | 14h 34m | 13h 37m | 12h 24m | 11h 7m | 10h 1m | 9h 27m |
Petra experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Petra UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |