The warmest places in the world year-round: ranked by average high temperature

Wad Medani tops the list at 37 °C averaged across the year. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in the world.

Top three averaged across all twelve months: Wad Medani (37 °C) , Kayes (37 °C) , Singa (36 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 3.3 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Wad Medani Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 15 mm 3 341 h –
2 Kayes Mali 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 36 mm 4 326 h –
3 Singa Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 28 mm 5 335 h –
4 Kassala Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 14 mm 3 339 h –
5 Khartoum Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 346 h –
6 Kosti Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 19 mm 4 339 h –
7 Mopti Mali 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 28 mm 4 336 h –
8 Niamey Niger 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 23 mm 3 337 h –
9 Al Qadarif Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 34 mm 6 333 h –
10 Tahoua Niger 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 15 mm 3 340 h –
11 N'Djamena Chad 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 36 mm 5 334 h –
12 Sokoto Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 32 mm 5 332 h –
13 Yola Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 49 mm 8 326 h –
14 ‘Ibrī Oman 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 4 mm 1 342 h –
15 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 4 mm 1 342 h –
16 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 46 mm 7 330 h –
17 Makkah Saudi Arabia 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 11 mm 2 344 h –
18 El Daein Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 32 mm 5 335 h –
19 Maradi Niger 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 24 mm 4 336 h –
20 Ségou Mali 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 42 mm 5 332 h –
21 Winejok South Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 66 mm 10 331 h –
22 Dadu Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 17 mm 1 340 h –
23 Zinder Niger 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 22 mm 3 340 h –
24 Koudougou Burkina Faso 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 51 mm 7 330 h –
25 Touba Senegal 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 31 mm 4 329 h –
26 Dubai United Arab Emirates 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 6 mm 1 341 h 28 °C
27 Maiduguri Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 37 mm 6 334 h –
28 Nawabshah Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 14 mm 1 338 h –
29 Malakal South Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 65 mm 10 326 h –
30 Madinah Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 347 h –
31 Proddatūr India 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 55 mm 7 307 h –
32 Diourbel Senegal 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 32 mm 4 329 h –
33 Tiruchirappalli India 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 68 mm 9 305 h –
34 Garhi Khairo Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 15 mm 2 340 h –
35 Sinjhoro Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 14 mm 1 338 h –
36 El Obeid Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 18 mm 4 342 h –
37 Kadapa India 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 50 mm 7 303 h –
38 Kaolack Senegal 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 42 mm 5 326 h –
39 Arif Wala Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 10 mm 1 335 h –
40 Al Ḩudaydah Yemen 34 °C 34 °C 26 °C 10 mm 2 334 h 29 °C
41 Karur India 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 59 mm 8 315 h –
42 Koutiala Mali 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 57 mm 8 328 h –
43 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 6 mm 1 340 h –
44 Madurai India 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 70 mm 10 306 h –
45 Maroua Cameroon 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 47 mm 7 331 h –
46 Ad-Damazin Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 42 mm 8 329 h –
47 Bamako Mali 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 64 mm 8 325 h –
48 Tando Bago Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 19 mm 2 328 h –
49 Sukkur Pakistan 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 12 mm 2 339 h –
50 Nandyāl India 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 57 mm 7 302 h –

Averaged across all twelve months, and only for destinations with a full twelve-month series and a published climate page. Download this ranking as CSV.

Month by month

The same ranking for each month of the year:

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, averaged across all twelve months, 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 and a complete twelve-month series. 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.