Kuwait City in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kuwait City sees average daytime highs around 41°C and overnight lows near 32°C, with 0 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 41°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Summer is Kuwait City's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kuwait City's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 41°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 32°C
- Rainfall
- 0 mm
- 0 wet days
- Avg wind
- 20 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kuwait City in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 41°C.
A typical summer day in Kuwait City reaches about 41°C and drops to 32°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kuwait City
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Kuwait City weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 11° | 28 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 19° / 12° | 13 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 7.8 |
| Mar | 24° / 16° | 17 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 8.6 |
| Apr | 29° / 21° | 7 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 7.0 |
| May | 35° / 27° | 2 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 40° / 31° | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 41° / 32° | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 41° / 32° | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 38° / 29° | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 33° / 24° | 2 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 25° / 18° | 30 | 3 | 10.5 | 8.2 |
| Dec | 19° / 13° | 25 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 7.5 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kuwait City gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 20 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min in early June to 12 h 36 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Kuwait City
In summer, Kuwait City overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Kuwait City sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.
Is summer a good time to visit Kuwait City?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuwait City.
What to pack for Kuwait City in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kuwait City sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 32°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.
Sea temperature near Kuwait City in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 31°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 32°C and coldest in February near 16°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 9 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 16 | Cool |
| Mar | 18 | Cool |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 31 | Tropical |
| Aug | 32 | Tropical |
| Sep | 31 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 24 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 19 | Cool |
UV index in Kuwait City in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kuwait City peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Kuwait City in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Kuwait City is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kuwait City's WHO annual average of 47.3 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 54 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 52 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | Poor |
| Feb | 49 | Poor |
| Mar | 50 | Poor |
| Apr | 51 | Poor |
| May | 47 | Poor |
| Jun | 43 | Poor |
| Jul | 44 | Poor |
| Aug | 44 | Poor |
| Sep | 43 | Poor |
| Oct | 46 | Poor |
| Nov | 45 | Poor |
| Dec | 52 | Poor |
Where is Kuwait City?
Kuwait City sits at 29.4°N, 48.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Kuwait. The nearest listed city is Ad Dasmah, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Kuwait City
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kuwait City.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuwait City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m.
The land around Kuwait City is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (60%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and water (34%) within 80 km.
Kuwait travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type C / G
- 240 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 57% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $32,312
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.2
- per 100k, 2020
- Road deaths
- 15.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 455
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kuwait City (29.367°, 47.9743°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.