Region · Jordan
Best time to visit Zarqa Governorate
This guide covers 3 destinations in Zarqa Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Jordan. The largest by population are Zarqa, Russeifa and Azraq. Across its destinations, March, April and November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (ADJ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Comfortable in the most places
- March, April and November
- Main airport
- ADJMarka International (Amman Civil) Airport
- Currency
- JODJordanian dinar
- Time zone
- Asia/Amman
Destinations
Destinations in Zarqa Governorate
Every destination in this guide in Zarqa Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
When to go
Best time to visit Zarqa Governorate
From the climate of 3 destinations in Zarqa Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March, April and November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 13 °C | 46 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 42 mm |
| March | 3 of 3 | 19 °C | 31 mm |
| April | 3 of 3 | 25 °C | 9 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 3 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 34 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 34 °C | 0 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 0 mm |
| October | 2 of 3 | 29 °C | 6 mm |
| November | 3 of 3 | 21 °C | 19 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 34 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Zarqa Governorate
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Zarqa Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ADJ · Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport
URY · Gurayat Domestic Airport
AMM · Queen Alia International Airport
TLV · Ben Gurion International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Zarqa Governorate, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Jordan
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.