Kuwait City - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any particular mental health issues that tend to crop up at post, such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (winter blues)?
Summers are unbelievably hot, so be prepared to spend your time holed up in your apartment or wondering around the malls. To be fair, some of the malls are huge. - May 2023
Summers are very hot (125 F hot). So you do not want to spend much time outside. There are plenty of indoors activities for adults and children for this reason. - May 2023
Mental wellbeing went to heck in a hand basket the last couple of years. In my opinoin, Kuwait can be a tough post to begin with. During the summer months it is so hot, and at times humid. I am trying to be positive about this post and give it a fair review. I was here during ALL of the shutdowns, lockdowns, and restrictions. So it is hard for me to remember how it was before. I think now that things are becoming more open and normal post is trying harder. AWEA and the the Community Liaison Office (CLO) hold functions for families, couples, and singles. - Apr 2022
When tensions in the region are high it can be stressful on families. - Feb 2020
Winter is wonderful in the Gulf! It can get cold here, but overall October through May is really really nice. The summers are awful in my opinion, but doable. In my option, 90 degrees F is hot and there isn't a lot of difference for me between 90 and 125. I don't want to be outside either way. Humidity is not a huge concern here, unlike the other Gulf countries. So think of the heat as a dry Arizona/New Mexico heat, but hot is hot. And if you hate the heat, you'll hate summers in Kuwait. - Nov 2018
Its always sunny here but Kuwait can be very boring and slow---it's a bit of a gilded cage, so you have to travel every few months. People get cabin fever here and it takes time and effort to make friends with Kuwaitis. Lots of other foreigners here who are readily available, but they often just want access to embassy happy hours and liquor, as Kuwait is a dry country. - May 2017
There is discrimination here, especially with Asian women being harassed. Many assume they are sex workers or here as domestic help. That treatment can lead to discouragement, etc. - Mar 2017
In the summer, due to extreme heat, people often have Vitamin D deficiency. You have to plan trips away regularly to go somewhere and get outside, especially if you have children. People get a little stir crazy. - Aug 2016
