August Weather in Kuwait City Kuwait

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 114°F to 111°F, rarely falling below 106°F or exceeding 119°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 88°F to 84°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 94°F.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kuwait City typically range from 88°F to 115°F, while on January 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 65°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Needles, United States (7,866 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kuwait City (view comparison).

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The month of August in Kuwait City experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 10% to 6%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 11% on August 11.

The clearest day of the month is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 94% of the time.

For reference, on April 18, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 34%, while on June 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 97%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kuwait City, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 1% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 7% on January 20, and its lowest chance is 1% on September 16.

Over the course of August in Kuwait City, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 46 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 32 seconds, and weekly decrease of 10 minutes, 43 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 46 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 13 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Kuwait City is 5:08 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 5:25 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 6:40 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 29 minutes earlier at 6:10 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kuwait City during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:48 AM and sets 14 hours, 2 minutes later, at 6:50 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:38 AM and sets 10 hours, 16 minutes later, at 4:54 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kuwait City is gradually increasing during August, rising from 9% to 12% over the course of the month.

For reference, on October 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 19% of the time, while on February 3, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kuwait City is gradually decreasing during August, decreasing from 11.3 miles per hour to 10.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.5 miles per hour, while on October 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Kuwait City throughout August is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 58% on August 31.

Kuwait City is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Kuwait City is essentially constant during August, remaining around 89°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during August is 89°F on August 16.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kuwait City are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kuwait City are very rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 1,076°F, from 5,180°F to 6,257°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kuwait City is gradually decreasing during August, falling by 0.5 kWh, from 7.6 kWh to 7.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kuwait City are 29.370 deg latitude, 47.978 deg longitude, and 52 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kuwait City contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 157 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 32 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (387 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (935 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kuwait City is covered by bare soil (41%), water (34%), and artificial surfaces (24%), within 10 miles by water (62%) and artificial surfaces (32%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (60%) and water (35%).