Sunrise and sunset in Kuwait

Average length of day in Kuwait City

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Kuwait

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for May 18th., localtime in Kuwait

Sunrise and sunset by month (Kuwait City)

Where does the sun rise in Kuwait?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Kuwait is Az Zawr in the region of Al Asimah. There, the sun rises at 4:51 am and sets at 6:35 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Al Jahra' (Muhafazat al Jahra') at 6:37 pm.

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Kuwait City lies on the 29th degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in Kuwait this period averages 27 minutes. In June, it's about 27 minutes in Kuwait City, while in December it's 26 minutes.

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