Is Ar Ruşayfah safe? Jordan travel risk
Is Ar Ruşayfah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ar Ruşayfah scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Jordan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 29 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 10 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ar Ruşayfah scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Jordan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ar Ruşayfah: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (62/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Jordan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Az Zarqā’ territory, Ar Ruşayfah is established at 32.0178° N, 36.0464° E. It lies 13.1 km SW relative to Amman. Time zone observed: Asia/Amman.
Az Zarqā’
32.0178° N, 36.0464° E
671 m
Asia/Amman
472,604
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: January (33 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 29° | 31° | 34° | 34° | 31° | 27° | 20° | 15° |
| Low °C | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 33 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 30 |
Normals: Amman (13.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ar Ruşayfah happened in January, February, May and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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