Kuwait in December

Mild; desert camping season for Kuwaitis.

• Kuwait City and the coast · Kuwait City, Salmiya, Fintas, Failakabest weather

  Mild winters (8–20 °C, chilly nights, a few rain days Nov–Feb); May–September runs 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, Abdalibest weather

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

Crowds · Kuwait

Medium

Prices · Kuwait

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Kuwait City and the coast

  Best weather of the year (Kuwait City, Salmiya, Fintas, Failaka)

• Desert interior and north

  Best weather of the year (Jahra, Mutla ridge, Mitribah, Abdali)

• Kuwait City

  Cool; rare heavy rain can flood roads.