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 30 hottest and coldest in the last seven days are displayed on this page. The temperatures are sorted from hottest to coldest.
Hottest Temps Last Week:
46C | 116F at Khartoum, KH, Sudan
45C | 112F at Basra, BA, Iraq
43C | 110F at Islamabad, IS, Pakistan
43C | 109F at Delhi, DL, India
43C | 109F at Nagpur, MH, India
43C | 109F at Riyadh, 01, Saudi Arabia
43C | 109F at Abu Dhabi, AZ, United Arab Emirates
42C | 108F at Niamey, 8, Niger
42C | 107F at Death Valley, CA, United States
40C | 105F at Bangkok, 10, Thailand
40C | 104F at Muscat, MA, Oman
40C | 104F at Dubai, DU, United Arab Emirates
38C | 100F at Maricopa, AZ, United States
38C | 100F at Phoenix, AZ, United States
37C | 99F at Da Nang, DN, Vietnam
36C | 97F at Chandler, AZ, United States
COLDEST Temps Last Week:
-64C | -83F at Amundsen-Scott South, 00, Antarctica
-60C | -76F at Concordia Station, 00, Antarctica