Kuwait Travel Guide: Best Time to Visit, Weather & Safety

Population

4.14M

Area

17.8K km²

Capital

Kuwait City

Currency

KWD

Power plugs

C · G

240 V

Calling code

+965

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), it is situated at the head of the Persian Gulf in the northeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait is geographically the second closest Gulf country to mainland Iran after Iraq. The country is a small city-state; most of the population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. In 2024, Kuwait had the world's seventh largest number of foreign nationals as a percentage of the population, where its citizens make up fewer than 30% of the overall population. Read more — Wikipedia

When to go

Best places in Kuwait in October

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Go score

When to go in Kuwait: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Al Ahmadi	79	96	94	80	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	91
Hawalli	79	94	94	82	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	89
As Sālimīyah	79	94	94	83	48	40	40	40	40	73	99	88
Sabah Al Salem	79	94	94	82	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	89
Al Farwaniyah	81	95	94	82	45	40	40	40	40	71	99	89
Al Faḩāḩīl	79	96	94	80	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	91
Kuwait City	80	95	95	84	48	40	40	40	40	72	99	89
Ar Rumaythīyah	79	94	94	82	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	89
Ar Riqqah	79	95	94	82	48	40	40	40	40	74	99	90
Salwá	79	94	94	82	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	89
Al Manqaf	79	95	94	82	48	40	40	40	40	74	99	90
Ar Rābiyah	81	95	94	82	45	40	40	40	40	71	99	89
Bayān	79	94	94	82	46	40	40	40	40	73	99	89
Al Jahra	84	96	95	83	46	40	40	40	40	71	99	91

Water temperature

Sea temperature along the coast of Kuwait

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Al Ahmadi	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	19°
Al Faḩāḩīl	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	19°
Ar Riqqah	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	19°
Al Manqaf	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	19°
Al Finţās	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	19°
Al Mahbūlah	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	19°
Az Zawr	17°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	29°	24°	20°
Hawalli	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	28°	24°	19°
As Sālimīyah	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	28°	24°	19°
Sabah Al Salem	16°	16°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	32°	31°	28°	24°	19°