Basra vs Kuwait City: which is sunnier?
🇮🇶 Iraq vs 🇰🇼 Kuwait · 150 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Basra and Kuwait City are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,445 vs 3,451 hours a year. Kuwait City has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Basra | Kuwait City | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,445 | 3,451 |
| Sunniest month | February (98/100) | March (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 93/100 | 94/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 0/100 | 3/100 |
| Rain / year | 84 mm | 48 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Basra vs Kuwait City month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basra | Kuwait City | Basra | Kuwait City | Basra | Kuwait City | |
| January | 80 | 81 | 18° | 18° | 20 | 11 |
| February | 98 | 97 | 21° | 20° | 11 | 14 |
| March | 98 | 99 | 28° | 25° | 8 | 4 |
| April | 79 | 98 | 34° | 30° | 8 | 8 |
| May | 10 | 50 | 41° | 37° | 2 | 1 |
| June | 0 | 10 | 45° | 41° | 1 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 47° | 43° | 1 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 47° | 43° | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 20 | 43° | 40° | 0 | 0 |
| October | 59 | 80 | 36° | 34° | 4 | 0 |
| November | 97 | 99 | 26° | 26° | 13 | 3 |
| December | 97 | 98 | 20° | 20° | 16 | 7 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Kuwait City · May Kuwait City · Jun Kuwait City · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Kuwait City · Oct Kuwait City · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Basra averages 93/100, Kuwait City 94/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 21°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kuwait City (average score 82/100 vs 62). Basra is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- June–August: Kuwait City (average score 3/100 vs 0). Basra is the warmer, around 46°C daytime highs vs 42°C.
- September–October: Kuwait City (average score 50/100 vs 30). Basra is the warmer, around 40°C daytime highs vs 37°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Basra weather by month · Kuwait City weather by month · Best time to visit Iraq.
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