Capital of Kuwait
Kuwait City
Photo: Snap® from Kuwait, Kuwait · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Kuwait
- Country
- Kuwait
- Population
- 60,064
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Airports
- KWI
- 16 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 862 km
- 1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Kuwait City, month by month
- Jan18°
- Feb20°
- Mar25°
- Apr29°
- May36°
- Jun41°
- Jul42°
- Aug42°
- Sept39°
- Oct34°
- Nov25°
- Dec20°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: November to April.
Mean highs run from 18°C in January to 42°C in August, with about 47 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for Kuwait CityModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Kuwait City
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBKuwait City
862 km
1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHKuwait City
859 km
1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Kuwait
- Country
- Kuwait
- Currency
- Kuwaiti Dinar KWDToday's indicative rate: KWD 1 ≈ USD 3.22Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and G240 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency1880888coast guardOfficial source: Ministry of Interior, Kuwait. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +965 · On the right
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