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Kuwait City, Kuwait climate
BWh Hot desert
Kuwait City has a strongly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 116°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 45°F at night. Precipitation totals about 4 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 1.1 inches while June barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKuwait City climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 67 | 71 | 79 | 91 | 104 | 113 | 116 | 115 | 109 | 97 | 81 | 70 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 56 | 59 | 68 | 79 | 90 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 94 | 83 | 69 | 59 |
| Avg low (°F) | 45 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 67 | 71 | 79 | 91 | 104 | 113 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 56 | 59 | 68 | 79 | 90 | 98 |
| Avg low (°F) | 45 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 77 | 83 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 116 | 115 | 109 | 97 | 81 | 70 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 101 | 100 | 94 | 83 | 69 | 59 |
| Avg low (°F) | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 16 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 58 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 34 | 16 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 10.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 15 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 16 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 58 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kuwait Internationa, a weather station, about 16 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.