When to go · Kuwait
Kuwait in March
Mixed month. Warm and fine; Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (about 10 March 2027, check) shift hours.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Kuwait
- Prices
- Medium
- Kuwait
Verdict
Warm and fine; Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (about 10 March 2027, check) shift hours.
Weather in March
- 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, Abdalifine
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.
Eid al-Fitr big impact
About 10–12 Mar 2027 (check)
Several days off; malls packed; flights full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Kuwait
- High
- Prices · Kuwait
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in March
Rated best or good this month
Kuwait City and the coast
Best weather of the year (Kuwait City, Salmiya, Fintas, Failaka)
Mild; occasional dust storms.