Failaka Island
Kuwait
A sandy Gulf island covered with Bronze Age ruins and the stark, bullet-scarred remnants of the 1990 invasion.
Warmest month is July at 47°C on average. Coolest is January at 20°C.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$2.75 (~$2.75)PPP price tier 3 / 4
- $3.75 (~$3.75)PPP price tier 3 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology7h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors1,787 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceTap water is generally safe to drink.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | ±4° | · |
| February | 22° | ±4° | · |
| March | 27° | ±4° | · |
| April | 33° | ±5° | · |
| May | 40° | ±5° | · |
| June | 46° | ±4° | · |
| July | 47° | ±2° | · |
| August | 46° | ±3° | · |
| September | 43° | ±5° | · |
| October | 36° | ±6° | · |
| November | 27° | ±5° | · |
| December | 21° | ±4° | · |
What to do
- View the fascinating Hellenistic temple ruins
- Inspect abandoned Iraqi military vehicles and damaged buildings
- Learn traditional customs at the island's Heritage Village
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.