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Triplandio Petra guide covers 3 travel guides across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Petra with 75 POI, spanning 58.7 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Petra
City & Country Data Jordan (Petra)
Key travel data for Petra — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Jordan
Cost
HIGH
Safety
54
Health
55
Lifestyle
52
Infra
44
Rank
#63
Score
37
Tourists
1.2M/y
GDP/cap
$5.3k
Life Exp
78.0 yrs
Population
11.5M
Currency
JOD د.ا
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in Petra
Coffee
$3.17
Beer
$8.46
Lunch
$7.04
Groceries
$19.99/w
Taxi/km
$0.80
Transit
$0.70
Fuel
$1.42/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$500/m
Best time to visit Petra (Jordan)
Now (July) avg: 26°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Jul.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
31°C / 22°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:45 / 19:42
Local time
10:51
Best Months 
Jun & Jul
Jun & Jul
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Petra —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Dessert of flaky pastry layers filled with nuts and soaked in honey syrup. Traditional lamb dish cooked with yogurt sauce. A savory upside-down dish with meat, rice, and vegetables. Thin and soft flatbread cooked over a curved metal grill. A traditional Bedouin dish cooked underground with meat, vegetables, and spices.
Traditional Local Food
Petra (Jordan)
Dessert
Vegetarian
Baklava
بقلاوة
ba-KLA-va
· Sweet pastry with nuts
Main course
Meat
Bedouin Mansaf
منسف البدوي
MUN-suf al-BE-duh-wee
· Lamb with yogurt sauce
Main course
Meat
Maqluba
مقلوبة
mah-KLOO-bah
· Upside-down rice and meat
Bread
Vegetarian
Saj Bread
خبز الصاج
SAHJ bred
· Flatbread cooked on domed griddle
Main course
Meat
Zarb
زرب
ZARR-b
· Meat and vegetables cooked underground
