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The climate of Kuwait, city by city

This page lists the 18 cities in Kuwait for which climate normals are available. Each entry covers temperature, rainfall and how the climate changed between 1940 and 2025, computed from ERA5 reanalysis data.

Average across cities

25.6°C

Annual rainfall

108mm

Spread between cities

0.9°C

Warming

+1.7°C

Departure from normal across the country's largest cities, 1940–2025

Rankings

Across the 18 cities in this country with a measured climate.

The warmest

  1. 1Al Ahmadi26.1 °C
  2. 2Al Jahra26 °C
  3. 3Al Faḩāḩīl25.8 °C
  4. 4Al Manqaf25.8 °C
  5. 5Ad Dasmah25.6 °C
  6. 6Hawalli25.5 °C
  7. 7As Sālimīyah25.5 °C
  8. 8Sabah Al Salem25.5 °C
  9. 9Al Farwaniyah25.5 °C
  10. 10Kuwait City25.5 °C

The coldest

  1. 1Al Mahbūlah25.2 °C
  2. 2Hawalli25.5 °C
  3. 3As Sālimīyah25.5 °C
  4. 4Sabah Al Salem25.5 °C
  5. 5Al Farwaniyah25.5 °C
  6. 6Kuwait City25.5 °C
  7. 7Ar Rumaythīyah25.5 °C
  8. 8Ar Riqqah25.5 °C
  9. 9Salwá25.5 °C
  10. 10Ar Rābiyah25.5 °C

The wettest

  1. 1Ad Dasmah109 mm
  2. 2Al Ahmadi108 mm
  3. 3Hawalli108 mm
  4. 4As Sālimīyah108 mm
  5. 5Sabah Al Salem108 mm
  6. 6Al Farwaniyah108 mm
  7. 7Kuwait City108 mm
  8. 8Ar Rumaythīyah108 mm
  9. 9Ar Riqqah108 mm
  10. 10Salwá108 mm

Frequently asked questions

What is the hottest city in Kuwait?

The hottest city in Kuwait is Al Ahmadi, with an average annual temperature of 26.1 °C.

What is the coldest city in Kuwait?

The coldest city in Kuwait is Al Mahbūlah, with an average annual temperature of 25.2 °C.

What is the wettest city in Kuwait?

The wettest city in Kuwait is Ad Dasmah, with 109 mm of precipitation per year.

Has the climate of Kuwait warmed?

Based on its largest cities, Kuwait warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025.

Cities by region

Al Ahmadi6

Al Asimah3

Al Farwaniyah2

Al Jahra Governorate1

Hawalli5

Mubārak al Kabīr1