Top 10 Hottest Places On Earth

Hot weather can definitely be challenging for most of us as it we start to sweat leaving our clothes too drenched. Some of you living in hot countries must feel that you are living in the hottest place on earth with temperatures climbing to more than 40 °C.

As you felt that your country is always under the scorching hot sun, there are other places out there with some of the highest recorded temperatures in the world. Here we would like to share with you the top 10 hottest places on earth that you can go to.
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10. Dallol (Ethiopia)

This hydrothermal region is comprised of a valley of salt, hot acid water, and geyser gas and has an average temperature of 41 °C(105.8 °F) that was recorded in 1960 0- 1966. This figure means that Dallol has the highest average temperature than anywhere else in the world.

On top of that, the highest recorded temperature in this city is 49 °C(121 °F).

9. Bandar-E Mahshahr (Iran)

This city has recorded the second-highest heat index so far. This index of heat takes into account the combination of air temperature and relative humidity. Bandar-e Mahshahr recorded an index heat of 74 °C(165.2 °F) on July 2015.

Whereas the hottest temperature ever to be recorded in this city will be around 51 °C(123.8 °F).

8. Wadi Halfa (Sudan)

Throughout the year, rain is simply non-existent in Wadi Halfa which is a hot city located on the outskirts of Nubia Lake in Sudan. June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 41 °C(105.8 °F).

The highest temperature to be recorded is 53 °C(127.4 °F) which was taken on April 1967.

7. Tirat Zvi (Israel)

Tirat Zvi recorded the hottest temperature in Asia on June 1942 with a reading of 54 °C(129.2 °F). The reading was definitely in question by Christopher C Burt who is an investigator on the world record of Aziziyah that has never been confirmed until today.
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He claimed that the thermometer reading was inaccurate and should be recorded as 53 °C(127.4 °F) instead. In the same year, the temperature reaches its highest peak of only 37 °C(98.6 °F).

6. Timbuktu (Mali)

This city is located on the outskirts of the south Sahara and even during the winter it still has a relatively high average temperature of 30 °C(86 °F) in January.

The peak temperature to ever be recorded in the country will be in Timbuktu which is 54.5 °C(130.1 °F).

5. Ghadames (Libya)

Ghadames is considered an oasis that lies in the middle of the desert that has now been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This is due to the fact that there is a hut or home that uses the iconic symbol made from clay.

Despite being made out of clay, it has protected around 7,000 people living there under the hot sun. It is also known as the pearls of the dessert and it has an average temperature of 40 °C(104 °F) with the highest recorded temperature of 55 °C(131 °F).

4. Kebili (Tunisia)

This desert city is known for making some of the highest quality of dates. It is very clear that this city is among the hottest place in the country with an average temperature of 40 °C(104 °F) during the summer.

The highest temperature to be recorded is 55 °C(131 °F).

3. Daht-e Lut (Iran)

This plain desert in Iran has the highest land temperature on Earth. The satellite measurement that was taken between 2003 - 2009 found that the sand had a surprising max temperature of 70.7 °C(159.26 °F) making it the hottest and driest place on earth.
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Nothing else can be said about this place as it is simply uninhabited.

2. Aziziya (Libya)

Aziziya is located 25km in south Tripoli and was once known for being the hottest place on earth. This was found in 1922 when the recorded temperature was at 58 °C(136.4°F).

However, in 2012 the title hottest place on earth was reclaimed by meteorologists stating that the record was not accurate due to several contradictions with the data and not to mention that the person recording it had no clue on the proper way to get it done.

But then again, this city is still experiencing a very hot climate with temperatures exceeding more than 48 °C(118.4 °F) in the summer.

1. Death Valley (United States of America)

To this day, Death Valley holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in history. This massive valley of the desert had once reached a scorching temperature of 56.7 °C(134.06 °F) in the summer of 1913 which of course affected the people living there.

The average temperature as of today reached around 47 °C(116.6 °F) in the summer and happens to be the driest region in the US.

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