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Kuwait

Travel not advised

The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

The best months are February–March, November–December. Avoid April–October (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 19°8°
February 22°10°
March 27°14°
April 33°20°
May 40°25° extreme heat
June 44°29° extreme heat
July 46°31° extreme heat
August 46°30° extreme heat
September 42°26° extreme heat
October 36°21°
November 27°14°
December 21°10°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°45°50°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec7.9 · 18.9 °CJanuary: 7.9 · 18.9 °C9.9 · 21.7 °CFebruary: 9.9 · 21.7 °C14.1 · 27.0 °CMarch: 14.1 · 27.0 °C19.6 · 33.4 °CApril: 19.6 · 33.4 °C25.3 · 40.1 °CMay: 25.3 · 40.1 °C29.1 · 44.4 °CJune: 29.1 · 44.4 °C30.6 · 45.9 °CJuly: 30.6 · 45.9 °C30.0 · 45.9 °CAugust: 30.0 · 45.9 °C26.3 · 42.4 °CSeptember: 26.3 · 42.4 °C21.1 · 36.4 °COctober: 21.1 · 36.4 °C14.3 · 26.6 °CNovember: 14.3 · 26.6 °C9.5 · 20.8 °CDecember: 9.5 · 20.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 7.9 – 18.9 °C
Feb 9.9 – 21.7 °C
Mar 14.1 – 27.0 °C
Apr 19.6 – 33.4 °C
May 25.3 – 40.1 °C
Jun 29.1 – 44.4 °C
Jul 30.6 – 45.9 °C
Aug 30.0 – 45.9 °C
Sep 26.3 – 42.4 °C
Oct 21.1 – 36.4 °C
Nov 14.3 – 26.6 °C
Dec 9.5 – 20.8 °C

How much it rains

January 24 mm3 d
February 13 mm2 d
March 21 mm2 d
April 10 mm1 d
May 3 mm0 d
June 0 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 0 mm0 d
September 0 mm0 d
October 2 mm0 d
November 20 mm3 d
December 18 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec24 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 24 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a day21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a dayMarch: 21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayApril: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 3 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 0 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 2 mm · 0 rain days20 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 20 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a day18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 24 mm3 d
Feb 13 mm2 d
Mar 21 mm2 d
Apr 10 mm1 d
May 3 mm0 d
Jun 0 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 0 mm0 d
Sep 0 mm0 d
Oct 2 mm0 d
Nov 20 mm3 d
Dec 18 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 28
February 11 h 10
March 11 h 58
April 12 h 52
May 13 h 36
June 14 h 00
July 13 h 50
August 13 h 12
September 12 h 21
October 11 h 30
November 10 h 42
December 10 h 17

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Kuwait City

Cities