Al Faḩāḩīl climate — normals and trends
Al Faḩāḩīl (Kuwait) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 107 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (36.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Faḩāḩīl averages 0 frost days, 190 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Al Faḩāḩīl has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 2 August 2016) and the coldest -0.6 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Al FaḩāḩīlAl Ahmadi
- coords
- 29.08°, 48.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
107mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
190 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.4 °C
2 August 2016
Coldest day
-0.6 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
63 mm
11 November 1997
Windiest day
57.8 km/h
15 April 1977
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
25 March 2011
Hottest feels-like
50.1 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-8.5 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
22 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 14 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 54 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 40.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 42.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 41.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 39.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 20.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Faḩāḩīl?
Al Faḩāḩīl has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 107 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Faḩāḩīl?
The hottest day measured in Al Faḩāḩīl between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2016, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Faḩāḩīl?
The coldest day measured in Al Faḩāḩīl between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Al Faḩāḩīl?
Almost never: Al Faḩāḩīl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Faḩāḩīl warmed?
Yes: Al Faḩāḩīl warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Faḩāḩīl?
The wettest day measured in Al Faḩāḩīl between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1997, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Faḩāḩīl?
The windiest day measured in Al Faḩāḩīl between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1977, with winds reaching 57.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Faḩāḩīl?
The warmest month in Al Faḩāḩīl is July (36.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Faḩāḩīl?
Al Faḩāḩīl receives on average 107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Faḩāḩīl?
Al Faḩāḩīl gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Faḩāḩīl?
Yes: Al Faḩāḩīl has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Faḩāḩīl?
In Al Faḩāḩīl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.1 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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