Climate · Kuwait

Kuwait City

Very hot and dry from June to September; mild and mostly dry from December to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years29.4°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan67°19°50°10°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb71°22°51°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar79°26°58°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr89°32°67°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  5. May101°38°78°26°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun111°44°86°30°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul113°45°89°32°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug113°45°89°32°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep108°42°84°29°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct99°37°76°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov83°28°64°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec71°22°54°12°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from June to September, with highs near 111°F and nights near 87°F. From December to February, highs are nearer 70°F. Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 14 hours in June.The hot season runs from June to September, with highs near 44°C and nights near 31°C. From December to February, highs are nearer 21°C. Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 14 hours in June.

Where Kuwait City sits

Asia/Kuwait

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Latitude
29.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Kuwait City, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Kuwait City is our one place in Kuwait so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 67°F in January to 113°F in July and August.Highs from 19°C in January to 45°C in July and August.

Chance of a wet day

Rain is rare all year; even January, the wettest, sees it on 14% of days.

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (3% cover), cloudiest in December (34%).

Daylight

From 10h 17m in December to 14h 00m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

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Kuwait City, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
50°10°67°19°
1 day31%10h 29m
FebruaryCool seasonAt its best
51°11°71°22°
1 day30%11h 06m
MarchAt its best
58°14°79°26°
1 day28%11h 57m
April
67°19°89°32°
no days34%12h 51m
May
78°26°101°38°
no days23%13h 37m
JuneHot season
86°30°111°44°
no days3%14h 00m
JulyHot season
89°32°113°45°
no days10%13h 49m
AugustHot season
89°32°113°45°
no days16%13h 09m
SeptemberHot season
84°29°108°42°
no days5%12h 17m
October
76°24°99°37°
no days11%11h 23m
November
64°18°83°28°
1 day31%10h 38m
DecemberCool seasonAt its best
54°12°71°22°
1 day34%10h 17m

When is the best time to visit Kuwait City?


The best months are February to March, or December: highs near 74°F, nights near 54°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are February to March, or December: highs near 23°C, nights near 12°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Kuwait City?

July and August, with highs near 113°F and lows near 89°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 67°F.July and August, with highs near 45°C and lows near 32°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 19°C.

When does it rain most in Kuwait City?

Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Kuwait City?

From about 10½ hours in December to 14 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Kuwait City?

June, when cloud covers about 3% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 34%.

Places with a year like Kuwait City's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Kuwait City's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Kuwait City's summer.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 9 km south of Kuwait City. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.