The environment on Earth has staggering temperature extremes.
Hottest Temperatures Last Week:
43C | 109F at Perth, WA, Australia
42C | 108F at Alice Springs, NT, Australia
39C | 102F at
37C | 99F at Bangui, BGF, Central African Repubilc
37C | 99F at Santiago, RM, Chile
37C | 99F at Mogadishu, BN, Somalia
36C | 97F at Boa Vista, RR, Brazil
36C | 96F at Comodoro Rivadavia, U, Argentina
35C | 96F at Cape Town, WC, South Africa
35C | 95F at Port Moresby, NCD, Papua New Guinea
35C | 95F at District 1, SG, Vietnam
35C | 95F at Tapachula, CHP, Mexico
35C | 94F at Montevideo, MO, Uruguay
COLDEST Temperatures Last Week:
-49C | -56F at Fort Yukon, AK, United States
-48C | -55F at Khatanga, KYA, Russia
-46C | -51F at Dawson, YT, Canada
-45C | -50F at Summit Station, X01, Greenland
-42C | -44F at Yakutsk, SA, Russia
-42C | -44F at Prudhoe Bay, AK, United States
-41C | -42F at Chyerskiy, SA, Russia
-37C | -35F at Gjoa Haven, NU, Canada
Temperatures around the Earth can vary greatly depending on a number of factors such as geography, climate, time of day, and season.
At any given moment, temperatures can vary by hundreds of degrees Celsius between the hottest and coldest places on Earth. The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica, where temperatures can drop as low as -90°C (-130°F) in the winter. In contrast, the hottest place on Earth is the Lut Desert in Iran, where temperatures have reached up to 71°C (160°F) in the summer.
Additionally, temperature differences can also be observed between regions with different climate zones. For example, the temperature difference between the equator and the poles can be quite significant, with temperatures in tropical regions typically staying warm year-round while polar regions experience extreme cold during the winter months.
Overall, the temperature differences around the Earth can be quite large and vary depending on a wide range of factors.
Earth’s weather and temperature is constantly changing. Our website stores the warmest and coolest global temperatures every hour. Those locations that make it into the hottest and coldest in the last seven days are displayed on this page. The temperatures are sorted from hottest to coldest.