Fareed Mohmed

Gardening · Climate Compatibility · Kuwait

Best Plants for Kuwait City

Kuwait City, Kuwait has a hot desert climate: summer highs around 45°C, winter lows around 8°C, 115 mm of annual rainfall and low humidity. Here's how 2,500 plants stack up against that climate, and when to plant them.

36Excellent Match
196Good Match
338Marginal
1,930Not Suitable

Kuwait City’s year at a glance

14JAN15FEB19MAR26APR32MAY38JUN40JUL39AUG35SEP28OCT22NOV16DECBars: average temperature. White ticks: average overnight low.

Estimated average temperature by month, °C frost-free frost likely overnight

Plants that suit Kuwait City

Every plant here has been checked against Kuwait City’s summer heat, winter cold, chill hours, humidity and rainfall. Good fits grow reliably with ordinary care. Marginal fits can work, but need extra care such as shade, frost cover or a pot you can move. Click any plant for the full reasoning.

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What to plant in Kuwait City, month by month

Planting windows are worked out from Kuwait City’s estimated monthly temperatures and each plant’s comfortable range: warm enough to avoid frost damage, cool enough to avoid heat stress. Pick a month, or click a cell in the grid.

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Type

Estimates only. They use average temperatures and don’t include local rainfall timing, frost dates or microclimate, so treat them as a starting point and check with a local nursery. In monsoon and wet-dry climates, trees and shrubs usually establish best at the start of the rains. An asterisk (*) means the plant’s best available window is only a rough fit here. Indoor and potted plants such as houseplants, orchids and bromeliads can be potted at any time, so they aren’t listed in the calendar. “Annual” includes biennials and tender perennials grown as annuals (tomato, chilli, petunia).

Nearby cities

Checked against 2,500 plants in total (338 marginal, 1,930 not recommended outdoors in Kuwait City). Look up any specific plant, or compare Kuwait City against a different climate factor by factor:

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