When to go · Kuwait
Kuwait in February
Mixed month. Pleasant, but Ramadan starts about 8 February 2027 and National Day falls inside it (check).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Kuwait
- Prices
- Medium
- Kuwait
Verdict
Pleasant, but Ramadan starts about 8 February 2027 and National Day falls inside it (check).
Weather in February
- 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.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Ramadan big impact
About 8 Feb – 9 Mar 2027 (lunar, check)
Eating, drinking and smoking in public by day is prohibited for everyone and fined; restaurants open after sunset and stay open late; working hours shorten.
National Day and Liberation Day
25–26 Feb
Flags, parades and traffic on the Gulf Road; in 2027 they fall inside Ramadan, so celebrations may be muted (check).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Kuwait
- Medium
- Prices · Kuwait
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in February
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)
Best month; Feb 25–26 national holidays draw crowds.