Kuwait City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇼 Kuwait · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Kuwait City is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with November and April close behind. Kuwait City averages about 3,451 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,451
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 48 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 33°C / 91°F
- Population
- 60k
- Elevation
- 45 m
When is the best time to visit Kuwait City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuwait City is March, then November and April. The dullest month is July (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kuwait City?
Kuwait City is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,451 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate March (99) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Kuwait. Rain is a non-event in Kuwait City — about 48 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 11 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 14 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 99 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 4 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 8 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 26° / 79°F | 1 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| June | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 30° / 86°F | 0 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 32° / 90°F | 0 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 32° / 90°F | 0 mm | 9 | 33° / 91°F |
| September | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 0 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 3 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| December | 98 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 7 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Kuwait City by month
The sea off Kuwait City is warmest in August at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in January at 18°C / 64°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Abadan Iran · 130 km · best in Feb · 3,421 h sun/yr
- Basra Iraq · 150 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
- Ahvaz Iran · 247 km · best in Feb · 3,435 h sun/yr
- Bushehr Iran · 280 km · best in May · 3,361 h sun/yr
- Ad Dammam Saudi Arabia · 355 km · best in Feb · 3,439 h sun/yr
- Manama Bahrain · 421 km · best in May · 2,892 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mahshahr Iran · 187 km · 3,409 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia · 205 km · 3,555 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Khark Iran · 228 km · 3,424 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Kuwait City compares month by month: Kuwait City vs Basra · Kuwait City vs Ahvaz · Kuwait City vs Abadan · Kuwait City vs Bushehr · all comparisons
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