Al Mahbūlah climate — normals and trends
Al Mahbūlah (Kuwait) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 108 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 August (34.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Mahbūlah averages 0 frost days, 159 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Al Mahbūlah has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 2 August 2016) and the coldest 2.1 °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 MahbūlahAl Ahmadi
- coords
- 29.14°, 48.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
108mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
159 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
42.3 °C
2 August 2016
Coldest day
2.1 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
59 mm
11 November 1997
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
15 April 1977
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
25 March 2011
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-5.7 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
22 June 2000
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 | 17.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 14 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 20.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 46 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 37.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 37.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 39 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Mahbūlah?
Al Mahbūlah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 108 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Mahbūlah?
The hottest day measured in Al Mahbūlah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2016, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Mahbūlah?
The coldest day measured in Al Mahbūlah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Al Mahbūlah?
Almost never: Al Mahbūlah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Mahbūlah warmed?
Yes: Al Mahbūlah warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Mahbūlah?
The wettest day measured in Al Mahbūlah between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1997, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Mahbūlah?
The windiest day measured in Al Mahbūlah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1977, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Mahbūlah?
The warmest month in Al Mahbūlah is August (34.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Mahbūlah?
Al Mahbūlah receives on average 108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Mahbūlah?
Al Mahbūlah gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Mahbūlah?
Yes: Al Mahbūlah has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Mahbūlah?
In Al Mahbūlah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -5.7 °C on 20 January 1964.
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