Doha (Qatar) vs Kuwait City (Kuwait): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Doha 2013–2023 · Kuwait City 2013–2023

Across the 12 monthly averages, Doha (Qatar) is warmer in 7 months and Kuwait City (Kuwait) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Doha
July · 35.71 °C
Kuwait City
July · 38.53 °C

Coolest month

Doha
January · 17.93 °C
Kuwait City
January · 13.92 °C

Driest month

Doha
June, August, September · 0.00 mm/day
Kuwait City
June, July, August · 0.00 mm/day

Sunniest month

Doha
June · 12.41 hours/day
Kuwait City
June · 12.32 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 0.32 °C (May); the largest is 4.47 °C (December).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 17.77 °C in Doha (Qatar) and 24.61 °C in Kuwait City (Kuwait). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Doha (Qatar) has a higher daily rainfall average in 3 months and Kuwait City (Kuwait) in 6; 3 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Doha (Qatar) has more average sunshine hours per day in 8 months and Kuwait City (Kuwait) in 4; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Kuwait City (Kuwait) minus Doha (Qatar)

Temperature °C

Month Doha Kuwait City +/-
Jan 17.93 13.92 −4.02
Feb 18.96 16.17 −2.79
Mar 22.44 20.57 −1.86
Apr 26.82 26.03 −0.80
May 31.82 32.14 +0.32
Jun 34.75 36.97 +2.22
Jul 35.71 38.53 +2.82
Aug 35.64 37.95 +2.31
Sep 33.61 35.13 +1.53
Oct 30.24 29.31 −0.93
Nov 25.23 21.33 −3.89
Dec 20.41 15.94 −4.47
Annual mean 27.80 27.00 −0.80

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Doha Kuwait City +/-
Jan 9.20 8.67 −0.52
Feb 9.78 9.36 −0.42
Mar 10.25 10.00 −0.26
Apr 10.51 10.57 +0.06
May 11.75 11.56 −0.20
Jun 12.41 12.32 −0.09
Jul 11.80 12.01 +0.21
Aug 11.36 11.86 +0.51
Sep 11.01 11.16 +0.15
Oct 10.63 10.26 −0.37
Nov 9.54 8.62 −0.92
Dec 9.02 8.39 −0.63
Annual mean 10.60 10.40 −0.21

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Doha Kuwait City +/-
Jan 0.60 0.65 +0.05
Feb 0.33 0.31 −0.02
Mar 0.24 0.53 +0.29
Apr 0.20 0.17 −0.03
May 0.01 0.13 +0.12
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.07 0.00 −0.07
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.01 0.00
Oct 0.03 0.03 0.00
Nov 0.45 1.65 +1.20
Dec 0.27 0.72 +0.45
Annual mean 0.18 0.35 +0.17

Snow (mm)

Month Doha Kuwait City +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00