World weather records

Where on Earth is the hottest? The wettest? The sunniest? Rankings from our climate dataset, plus the all-time records held by a handful of extreme places.

Hottest cities (highest summer average)

#CityCountryHottest month avg high
1🇰🇼 Kuwait CityKuwait44.3°C
2🇸🇦 RiyadhSaudi Arabia43.3°C
3🇮🇳 AgraIndia42°C
4🇪🇬 AswanEgypt41.7°C
5🇪🇬 LuxorEgypt41.5°C
6🇶🇦 DohaQatar41.2°C
7🇸🇩 KhartoumSudan41.1°C
8🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates41°C

Coldest cities (lowest winter average low)

#CityCountryColdest month avg low
1🇷🇺 YakutskRussia-40.1°C
2🇷🇺 TiksiRussia-33.2°C
3🇨🇦 IqaluitCanada-29.7°C
4🇷🇺 NorilskRussia-28.8°C
5🇨🇦 YellowknifeCanada-28.2°C
6🇺🇸 Prudhoe BayUnited States-27.7°C
7🇬🇱 Pituffik (Thule)Greenland-26.7°C
8🇺🇸 UtqiagvikUnited States-25.2°C

Wettest cities (annual rainfall)

#CityCountryAnnual rainfall
1🇱🇷 MonroviaLiberia3598 mm
2🇺🇸 SewardUnited States3421 mm
3🇺🇸 KetchikanUnited States3389 mm
4🇨🇴 CaliColombia3356 mm
5🇺🇸 JuneauUnited States3189 mm
6🇨🇦 TofinoCanada3148 mm
7🇨🇲 DoualaCameroon3114 mm
8🇧🇷 SantarémBrazil3059 mm

🏜 Driest cities (annual rainfall)

#CityCountryAnnual rainfall
1🇪🇬 AswanEgypt0 mm
2🇪🇬 LuxorEgypt2 mm
3🇪🇬 HurghadaEgypt11 mm
4🇵🇪 LimaPeru12 mm
5🇳🇦 SossusvleiNamibia18 mm
6🇪🇬 Sharm El SheikhEgypt20 mm
7🇳🇦 SwakopmundNamibia22 mm
8🇪🇬 CairoEgypt28 mm

Sunniest cities (fewest rain days per year)

#CityCountryRain days / year
1🇪🇬 AswanEgypt1
2🇪🇬 LuxorEgypt4
3🇪🇬 CairoEgypt5
4🇳🇦 SwakopmundNamibia5
5🇳🇦 SossusvleiNamibia5
6🇪🇬 HurghadaEgypt7
7🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates12
8🇪🇬 Sharm El SheikhEgypt12

☁️ Cloudiest cities (most rain days per year)

#CityCountryRain days / year
1🇨🇲 DoualaCameroon355
2🇱🇷 MonroviaLiberia346
3🇨🇮 AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire345
4🇵🇭 CebuPhilippines343
5🇵🇭 BoracayPhilippines342
6🇧🇷 MaceióBrazil333
7🇧🇷 OlindaBrazil332
8🇬🇦 LibrevilleGabon332

All-time world records

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