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.
Hottest Temps Last Week:
48C | 118F at Basra, BA, Iraq
44C | 112F at Riyadh, 01, Saudi Arabia
44C | 111F at Abu Dhabi, AZ, United Arab Emirates
43C | 109F at Dubai, DU, United Arab Emirates
42C | 108F at Niamey, 8, Niger
42C | 107F at Death Valley, CA, United States
41C | 106F at Muscat, MA, Oman
41C | 106F at Hanoi, HN, Vietnam
40C | 105F at Maricopa, AZ, United States
40C | 104F at Chandler, AZ, United States
40C | 104F at Terlingua, TX, United States
39C | 103F at Del Rio, TX, United States
40C | 103F at Midland, TX, United States
38C | 100F at Nagpur, MH, India
37C | 98F at Pierre, SD, United States
36C | 97F at Da Nang, DN, Vietnam
35C | 95F at Paniapara, ME, Nepal
34C | 94F at Chihuahua, CHH, Mexico
COLDEST Temps Last Week:
-67C | -88F at Concordia Station, 00, Antarctica
-62C | -80F at Amundsen-Scott South, 00, Antarctica