Many businesses and public offices are also closed on Thursday afternoon although shops and stores remain open. Sunday also marks the Christian day of rest and some businesses and shops especially those run by Christians are closed part or the whole of the day. Government office hours are from 8am to 2pm, banks 8.30am to 1pm, and some reopen from 4pm to 6pm. Muslim dates are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the Moon and so dates vary from year to year . Amman is cloudless from May to October and enjoys an average temperature of 25 degrees celsius.
Rain falls only from late autumn to mid-spring.
The best time to visit is in the spring and autumn. July and August bring the hottest and driest weather with highs of around 30 degrees celsius. Aqaba and the Jordan Valley are ideal winter resorts with temperatures ranging from 16-22 degrees celsius between November and April.