The warmest places in the world year-round

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Wad Medani Sudan 37 °C – °C – mm
2 Kayes Mali 37 °C – °C – mm
3 Singa Sudan 36 °C – °C – mm
4 Kassala Sudan 36 °C – °C – mm
5 Khartoum Sudan 36 °C – °C – mm
6 Kosti Sudan 36 °C – °C – mm
7 Mopti Mali 36 °C – °C – mm
8 Niamey Niger 36 °C – °C – mm
9 Al Qadarif Sudan 36 °C – °C – mm
10 Tahoua Niger 36 °C – °C – mm
11 N'Djamena Chad 36 °C – °C – mm
12 Sokoto Nigeria 35 °C – °C – mm
13 Yola Nigeria 35 °C – °C – mm
14 ‘Ibrī Oman 35 °C – °C – mm
15 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 35 °C – °C – mm
16 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 35 °C – °C – mm
17 Makkah Saudi Arabia 35 °C – °C – mm
18 El Daein Sudan 35 °C – °C – mm
19 Maradi Niger 35 °C – °C – mm
20 Ségou Mali 35 °C – °C – mm
21 Winejok South Sudan 35 °C – °C – mm
22 Dadu Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
23 Zinder Niger 34 °C – °C – mm
24 Koudougou Burkina Faso 34 °C – °C – mm
25 Touba Senegal 34 °C – °C – mm
26 Dubai United Arab Emirates 34 °C – °C – mm
27 Maiduguri Nigeria 34 °C – °C – mm
28 Nawabshah Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
29 Malakal South Sudan 34 °C – °C – mm
30 Madinah Saudi Arabia 34 °C – °C – mm
31 Proddatūr India 34 °C – °C – mm
32 Diourbel Senegal 34 °C – °C – mm
33 Tiruchirappalli India 34 °C – °C – mm
34 Garhi Khairo Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
35 Sinjhoro Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
36 El Obeid Sudan 34 °C – °C – mm
37 Kadapa India 34 °C – °C – mm
38 Kaolack Senegal 34 °C – °C – mm
39 Arif Wala Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
40 Al Ḩudaydah Yemen 34 °C – °C – mm
41 Karur India 34 °C – °C – mm
42 Koutiala Mali 34 °C – °C – mm
43 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 34 °C – °C – mm
44 Madurai India 34 °C – °C – mm
45 Maroua Cameroon 34 °C – °C – mm
46 Ad-Damazin Sudan 34 °C – °C – mm
47 Bamako Mali 34 °C – °C – mm
48 Tando Bago Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
49 Sukkur Pakistan 34 °C – °C – mm
50 Nandyāl India 34 °C – °C – mm

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