Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Ahmadi features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 40 °C (104 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 51 °C (124 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 119 mm (4.7 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Ahmadi enjoys an average of 3850 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Ahmadi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 38 to 40 °C (101 - 104 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Ahmadi experiences 240 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 51°C (124°F) | 51°C (124°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Average low | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (37°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait with other places around the world.
Al Ahmadi usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Ahmadi are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 15 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 45 (1.8) | 19 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Al Ahmadi are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Ahmadi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228 | 276 | 328 | 329 | 364 | 371 | 377 | 362 | 333 | 316 | 280 | 280 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 30m | 11h 9m | 11h 59m | 12h 52m | 13h 35m | 13h 57m | 13h 46m | 13h 7m | 12h 18m | 11h 26m | 10h 41m | 10h 18m |
Al Ahmadi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Ahmadi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |