The warmest places in Asia in August

Ahvaz tops the list at 47 °C in August. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Ahvaz Iran 47 °C 47 °C 1 mm
2 Basrah Iraq 47 °C 47 °C 0 mm
3 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 47 °C 47 °C 0 mm
4 Nasiriyah Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 0 mm
5 Dezful Iran 46 °C 46 °C 0 mm
6 Bandar-e Māhshahr Iran 46 °C 46 °C 0 mm
7 Al-Kut Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 0 mm
8 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 0 mm
9 Al Hillah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 0 mm
10 Baghdad Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 0 mm
11 Al Miqdādīyah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 0 mm
12 Baqubah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 0 mm
13 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 45 °C 45 °C 0 mm
14 Najaf Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
15 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
16 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
17 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
18 Khānaqīn Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
19 Karbala Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
20 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 44 °C 44 °C 0 mm
21 Kelar Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 0 mm
22 Bayjī Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 0 mm
23 Ramadi Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 0 mm
24 Ḩawallī Kuwait 43 °C 43 °C 0 mm
25 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 43 °C 43 °C 3 mm
26 Dubai United Arab Emirates 43 °C 43 °C 1 mm
27 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 0 mm
28 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 0 mm
29 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 0 mm
30 Madinah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 2 mm
31 Kirkuk Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 0 mm
32 Ar Rayyān Qatar 42 °C 42 °C 0 mm
33 Mosul Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 0 mm
34 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 0 mm
35 ‘Ibrī Oman 42 °C 42 °C 3 mm
36 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 42 °C 42 °C 1 mm
37 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 0 mm
38 Erbil Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 0 mm
39 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 41 °C 41 °C 1 mm
40 Doha Qatar 41 °C 41 °C 0 mm
41 Al Ḩasakah Syria 40 °C 40 °C 0 mm
42 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 40 °C 40 °C 0 mm
43 Deir ez-Zor Syria 40 °C 40 °C 0 mm
44 Dammam Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 0 mm
45 Lusail Qatar 40 °C 40 °C 0 mm
46 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
47 Al Qāmishlī Syria 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
48 Makkah Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 2 mm
49 Ar Raqqah Syria 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
50 Dihok Iraq 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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