Climate risk in Kuwait City
Al Asimah, Kuwait · 2.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Kuwait City most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Kuwait
Kuwait City's hottest day of 2025 reached 45.6°C.
Basra: 50.9°C.
Kuwait City's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Kuwait City's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Basra (Iraq).
+1.8°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.4°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+11%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Kuwait City would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 5.6 σ away. How close the match is: 12.2 σ to the climate of Basra today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Kuwait City stands out
155 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Basra: 194 days.
Higher than in 97% of the world's 630 large cities
+2.4°C
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions
Basra: +2.4°C.
Higher than in 77% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Kuwait City
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Kuwait City | Among large cities | In Kuwait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 155 days | Among large cities: above 97% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 216 days | Among large cities: above 76% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 45.6°C | Among large cities: above 97% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.4°C | Among large cities: above 77% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 1 day | Among large cities: above 7% | |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 189 mm | Among large cities: above 20% | |
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1.23 m/s² | Among large cities: above 67% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Kuwait City on the live map
See the hot days around Kuwait City on the live map
155 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities in Kuwait
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title = {Kuwait City, Kuwait: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/KWT/kuwait-city},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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