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Triplandio Wadi Rum guide covers 3 travel guides across 10 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Wadi Rum with 34 POI, spanning 27.6 km in total. Get inspired by 3 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Wadi Rum
City & Country Data Jordan (Wadi Rum)
Key travel data for Wadi Rum — 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 Wadi Rum
Coffee
$3.73
Beer
$4.23
Lunch
$8.00
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.41
Transit
$0.78
Fuel
$1.47/l
Internet
$29.00/m
Salary
$1,396/m
Best time to visit Wadi Rum (Jordan)
Now (September) avg: 26°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Jul.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
33°C / 19°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:28 / 18:30
Local time
1:24
Best Months 
Jun & Jul
Jun & Jul
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Jan
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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
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
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Sunshine
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A traditional sweetened tea infused with local herbs, served hot. A Levantine salad made from mixed greens, vegetables, and fried pita. A traditional Jordanian dish made with lamb cooked in a fermented dried yogurt sauce. A savory upside-down dish with meat, rice, and vegetables. A traditional Bedouin dish cooked underground with meat, vegetables, and spices.
Traditional Local Food
Wadi Rum (Jordan)
Drink
Vegan
Bedouin Tea
شاي بدوي
buh-doo-in tay
· Herbal Bedouin tea
Starter
Vegetarian
Fattoush
فتوش
faht-toosh
· Levantine bread salad
Main course
Meat
Mansaf
منسف
mahn-sahf
· Lamb with yogurt sauce
Main course
Meat
Maqluba
مقلوبة
mak-loo-bah
· Upside-down rice and chicken
Main course
Meat
Zarb
زرب
ZARR-b
· Meat and vegetables cooked underground
