The environment on Earth has staggering temperature extremes.
Hottest Temperatures Last Week:
43C | 109F at Perth, WA, Australia
40C | 104F at Alice Springs, NT, Australia
38C | 100F at Bangui, BGF, Central African Repubilc
38C | 100F at Asuncion, ASU, Paraguay
37C | 99F at Bamako, BKO, Mali
36C | 97F at Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
36C | 96F at Bangkok, 10, Thailand
35C | 95F at Santiago, RM, Chile
35C | 95F at Dakar, DK, Senegal
34C | 94F at Mérida, YUC, Mexico
34C | 93F at Dar es Salaam, 02, Tanzania
33C | 91F at Pago Pago, ET, American Samoa
COLDEST Temperatures Last Week:
-49C | -57F at Summit Station, X01, Greenland
-48C | -54F at Yakutsk, SA, Russia
-41C | -42F at Khatanga, KYA, Russia
-41C | -42F at Chyerskiy, SA, Russia
-38C | -36F at Inuvik, NT, 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.