Jericho
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About
Jericho is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. The city is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west.
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The next week in Jericho
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
32° / 23°
UV High
Sat
Overcast
30° / 21°
UV Very high
Sun
Overcast
37° / 21°
UV Very high
Mon
Overcast
37° / 27°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
35° / 23°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
32° / 24°
UV High
Thu
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
44° / 10°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.8h
05:41 – 19:26local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Jericho
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (ADJ) at 52 km.
Getting around Jericho
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.