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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 73 POI, spanning 57.8 km in total. Get inspired by 2 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 (September) avg: 24°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Jul.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
28°C / 19°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:28 / 18:30
Local time
1:24
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.
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)
Main course
Meat
Maqluba
مقلوبة
mak-loo-bah
· Upside-down rice and chicken
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
