Climate in Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City, Kuwait has a desert climate. The annual average temperature is about 24.2°C, with around 3633 hours of sunshine; the national rainfall baseline is roughly 110 mm across 11 rainy days a year. The warmest month is Jul (highs near 38°C) and the coldest is Jan (lows near 10.4°C). These are deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast or measured station data. Temperature and sunshine follow the city's latitude; rainfall and the climate zone come from a country-level baseline that every city in the country shares (refined by region in the United States, Canada and Australia), so they do not show local differences. Check current conditions with an official meteorological service before travel.

Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Kuwait City is classified as Desert. The classification combines the city’s own temperature range, which follows its latitude, with a rainfall pattern taken at country level for Kuwait — so cities in the same country usually share a zone.

The rainfall baseline for Kuwait is about 110 mm a year over roughly 11 rainy days, with the wettest month Jan and the driest Jul. This figure is not specific to Kuwait City: every city in Kuwait carries the same baseline, so it will not show the difference between, say, a dry inland city and a wet coastal one. Use an official meteorological service for local rainfall.

Kuwait City sees an estimated 3633 hours of sunshine a year, concentrated in the warmer months around Jul.

By temperature and rainfall, the most comfortable months in Kuwait City are Jan, Feb, Dec. Conditions vary year to year — verify with a current forecast before booking.

Kuwait City has a climate comfort score of 57/100, a moderate year-round climate by this measure. The score weights mild temperatures most, then rainfall balance, sunshine, low seasonality, and the absence of extreme winter cold or summer heat.

• Climate in Riyadh — Desert, comfort 51/100
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