The warmest places in Asia in July: ranked by average high temperature

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

Top three in July: Ahvaz (47 °C) , Basrah (47 °C) , Al ‘Amārah (47 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 7.2 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Ahvaz Iran 47 °C 47 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 396 h
2 Basrah Iraq 47 °C 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 391 h
3 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 47 °C 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 402 h
4 Dezful Iran 46 °C 46 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 406 h
5 Bandar-e Māhshahr Iran 46 °C 46 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 393 h
6 Nasiriyah Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 396 h
7 Al-Kut Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 411 h
8 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 406 h
9 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 45 °C 45 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 380 h
10 Al Miqdādīyah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 420 h
11 Baqubah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 417 h
12 Baghdad Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 414 h
13 Al Hillah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 410 h
14 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 44 °C 44 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 31 °C
15 Najaf Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 407 h
16 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 418 h
17 Khānaqīn Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 425 h
18 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 44 °C 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h
19 Kelar Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 426 h
20 Karbala Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 409 h
21 Bayjī Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 420 h
22 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 382 h
23 Ramadi Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 410 h
24 Ḩawallī Kuwait 43 °C 43 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 31 °C
25 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 43 °C 43 °C 29 °C 3 mm 1 377 h
26 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 422 h
27 Mosul Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 425 h
28 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h
29 Kirkuk Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 427 h
30 ‘Ibrī Oman 42 °C 42 °C 29 °C 6 mm 1 366 h
31 Dubai United Arab Emirates 42 °C 42 °C 29 °C 3 mm 0 383 h 33 °C
32 Ar Rayyān Qatar 42 °C 42 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 388 h 33 °C
33 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h
34 Madinah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 395 h
35 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h
36 Garhi Khairo Pakistan 41 °C 41 °C 31 °C 44 mm 4 372 h
37 Erbil Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 428 h
38 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 32 °C
39 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 1 mm 0 379 h
40 Dadu Pakistan 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 67 mm 4 365 h
41 Al Ḩasakah Syria 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 415 h
42 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 2 mm 0 384 h 33 °C
43 Doha Qatar 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 387 h 33 °C
44 Jacobabad Pakistan 41 °C 41 °C 30 °C 40 mm 4 373 h
45 Sukkur Pakistan 40 °C 40 °C 29 °C 37 mm 4 369 h
46 Deir ez-Zor Syria 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 408 h
47 Dammam Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 32 °C
48 Kandahār Afghanistan 40 °C 40 °C 24 °C 2 mm 0 402 h
49 Tirmiz Uzbekistan 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 413 h
50 Lusail Qatar 40 °C 40 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 387 h 33 °C

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

June: top 5

  1. Ahvaz 45 °C
  2. Basrah 45 °C
  3. Bandar-e Māhshahr 45 °C
  4. Al ‘Amārah 45 °C
  5. Nasiriyah 44 °C

Full ranking for June

August: top 5

  1. Ahvaz 47 °C
  2. Basrah 47 °C
  3. Al ‘Amārah 47 °C
  4. Nasiriyah 46 °C
  5. Dezful 46 °C

Full ranking for August

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in July, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Asia with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.