Al Aḩmadī
City in Kuwait: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Al Aḩmadī is a city in Kuwait. About 637,411 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Kuwait in our atlas.
It lies at 29.08° N, 48.08° E, about 70 m (230 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kuwait time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Aḩmadī. Green dots: other major cities of Kuwait. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Aḩmadī has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 43°C (109°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 10°C (49°F). Around 48 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in KuwaitNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 285839 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q980396 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.