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The warmest places in the world in August: ranked by average high temperature

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

Top three in August: Ahvaz (47 °C) , Basrah (47 °C) , Al ‘Amārah (47 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 6.9 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Ahvaz Iran 47 °C 47 °C 31 °C 1 mm 0 382 h –
2 Basrah Iraq 47 °C 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 376 h –
3 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 47 °C 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 378 h –
4 Nasiriyah Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 376 h –
5 Dezful Iran 46 °C 46 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
6 Bandar-e Māhshahr Iran 46 °C 46 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
7 Al-Kut Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 380 h –
8 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 46 °C 46 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 379 h –
9 Al Hillah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 383 h –
10 Baghdad Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 385 h –
11 Al Miqdādīyah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
12 Baqubah Iraq 45 °C 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
13 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 45 °C 45 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 372 h –
14 Najaf Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
15 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 44 °C 44 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 375 h 32 °C
16 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
17 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 44 °C 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 372 h –
18 Khānaqīn Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 387 h –
19 Karbala Iraq 44 °C 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 385 h –
20 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 44 °C 44 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 369 h –
21 Kelar Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
22 Bayjī Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 392 h –
23 Ramadi Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
24 Ḩawallī Kuwait 43 °C 43 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 375 h 32 °C
25 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 43 °C 43 °C 29 °C 3 mm 1 366 h –
26 Dubai United Arab Emirates 43 °C 43 °C 29 °C 1 mm 0 373 h 34 °C
27 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 368 h –
28 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 372 h –
29 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 394 h –
30 Madinah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 2 mm 1 380 h –
31 Kirkuk Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 393 h –
32 Ar Rayyān Qatar 42 °C 42 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 376 h 34 °C
33 Mosul Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 397 h –
34 Mexicali Mexico 42 °C 42 °C 28 °C 9 mm 2 395 h –
35 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 372 h –
36 ‘Ibrī Oman 42 °C 42 °C 28 °C 3 mm 1 358 h –
37 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 42 °C 42 °C 30 °C 1 mm 0 368 h –
38 San Luis Río Colorado Mexico 41 °C 41 °C 28 °C 10 mm 2 395 h –
39 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 375 h 33 °C
40 Erbil Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 396 h –
41 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 41 °C 41 °C 30 °C 1 mm 0 374 h 33 °C
42 Kom Ombo Egypt 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 372 h –
43 Ouargla Algeria 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 390 h –
44 Port Sudan Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 4 mm 1 358 h 31 °C
45 Doha Qatar 41 °C 41 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 376 h 34 °C
46 Phoenix United States 40 °C 40 °C 28 °C 28 mm 4 388 h –
47 Al Ḩasakah Syria 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 400 h –
48 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 40 °C 40 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 371 h 34 °C
49 Esna Egypt 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 373 h –
50 Mesa United States 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 25 mm 4 388 h –

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

July: top 5

  1. Grytviken -1.0 °C
  2. Port-aux-Français 3.9 °C
  3. Stanley 4.6 °C
  4. Longyearbyen 8.2 °C
  5. Puerto Montt 9.6 °C

Full ranking for July

September: top 5

  1. Grytviken -0.2 °C
  2. Longyearbyen 2.4 °C
  3. Port-aux-Français 4.5 °C
  4. Stanley 6.6 °C
  5. Nuuk 6.8 °C

Full ranking for September

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in August, 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 the world 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.