Kuwait in October

Cooling; evenings outdoors return late in the month.

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• NovemberGreatSeason opens; warm days, cool nights.
• DecemberGreatMild; desert camping season for Kuwaitis.
• JanuaryGreatCool (8–19 °C), some rain; the easiest month outdoors.
• AprilGoodWarming to 32 °C; mornings still fine.

• Kuwait City and the coast · Kuwait City, Salmiya, Fintas, Failakafine

  Mild winters (8–20 °C (46–68 °F), chilly nights, a few rain days Nov–Feb); May–September runs 45–50 °C (113–122 °F) by day with warm nights; humidity rises in August and September on the coast. Shamal dust storms blow mainly June–July.Mild winters (46–68 °F (8–20 °C), chilly nights, a few rain days Nov–Feb); May–September runs 113–122 °F (45–50 °C) by day with warm nights; humidity rises in August and September on the coast. Shamal dust storms blow mainly June–July.

• Desert interior and north · Jahra, Mutla ridge, Mitribah, Abdalifine

  Drier and more extreme: freezing nights possible in January, and 53.9 °C (129 °F) was recorded at Mitribah in 2016. The north borders Iraq — keep away.Drier and more extreme: freezing nights possible in January, and 129 °F (53.9 °C) was recorded at Mitribah in 2016. The north borders Iraq — keep away.

• Kuwait City37 °C (99 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days99 °F (37 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 1 rain days
• Hawalli35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 1 rain days
• Jahra33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 1 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Cool season

  Oct–Mar · Kuwait City

  Outdoor events, markets and fairs; the only comfortable time to walk.

Crowds · Kuwait

Low

Prices · Kuwait

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kuwait, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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