Kuwait
Hawally
#3 Top 5 cities
Hawally is a dense inner-urban area popular with working expats, more practical than polished.
Country overview
Population
164Â 212
Year-round temperatures
Day: 18°C až 45°C
Night: 9°C až 30°C
Climate
A typical Kuwaiti desert climate with extreme summer heat and a more pleasant winter.
Distance to the sea
3 km
Social atmosphere
5/10
Costs
Housing cost
5/10
Food cost
6/10
Business friendliness
7/10
Safety
4/10
Hawally is generally safe from serious street crime, but dense traffic, occasional theft, strict local laws, and the wider 2026 regional drone and missile threat require normal urban and emergency precautions.
Natural disaster resilience
5/10
Hawally faces extreme heat, dust and sandstorms, intense rain and flash flooding in its dense urban fabric, and drought; heat and poor visibility can seriously affect mobility.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
8/10
Internet speed
9/10
Internet stability
8/10
Electricity stability
9/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- 🇮🇳Indians
- 🇪🇬Egyptians
- 🇱🇧Lebanese
- 🇬🇧British
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Lower living costs
- +Quality services
- +Good transport links
- +Good for long-term stay
Cons
- −Traffic congestion
- −Less peaceful lifestyle
- −Mixed city reputation