Hottest Cities in the World Right Now

Live ranking across 493 covered cities in 198 countries, refreshed throughout the day

Top 30 hottest cities today - Live temperatures

Tunis, Tunisia is the hottest city in the world right now at 113°F (45°C), 6°F ahead of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The top-30 spread covers 18°F (10°C), and the list reshuffles through the day as observations refresh.

RankCitySkyConditions TemperatureFeels likeHumidity
1 🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia Sunny 113° 102° 7%
2 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Severe sandstorm 108° 110° 5%
3 🇮🇶 Baghdad, Iraq Sunny 106° 94° 10%
4 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco Partly cloudy 104° 104° 26%
5 🇸🇩 Khartoum, Sudan Partly Cloudy 103° 93° 17%
6 🇪🇬 Luxor, Egypt Dust storm 103° 102° 18%
7 🇲🇦 Fes, Morocco Sunny 101° 86° 17%
8 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran Sunny 101° 99° 8%
9 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Clear 101° 111° 38%
10 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, Kuwait Haze 100° 88° 31%
11 🇹🇲 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Clear 100° 88° 23%
12 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Sunny 99° 108° 31%
13 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Clear 99° 109° 33%
14 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain Sunny 99° 96° 26%
15 🇲🇪 Podgorica, Montenegro Sunny 99° 101° 26%
16 🇺🇿 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Clear 98° 90° 10%
17 🇨🇾 Nicosia, Cyprus Sunny 98° 106° 31%
18 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Clear 97° 101° 57%
19 🇩🇿 Algiers, Algeria Sunny 97° 104° 29%
20 🇲🇰 Skopje, North Macedonia Sunny 97° 94° 31%
21 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Pakistan Clear 97° 88° 30%
22 🇹🇷 Antalya, Turkey Sunny 97° 99° 24%
23 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy Sunny 96° 104° 39%
24 🇺🇸 Yuma, AZ Sunny 96° 81° 40%
25 🇺🇸 Columbia, SC Partly Cloudy 95° 102° 47%
26 🇵🇰 Lahore, Pakistan Partly cloudy 95° 95° 53%
27 🇹🇩 N'Djamena, Chad Partly cloudy 95° 95° 53%
28 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain Sunny 95° 92° 14%
29 🇮🇹 Florence, Italy Sunny 95° 98° 47%
30 🇲🇹 Valletta, Malta Sunny 95° 118° 35%

Based on the most recent cached observation for each covered city - rankings update continuously as visitors load city pages and the cache refreshes.

How the hottest-cities ranking works

This list compares the latest observed temperature in every city we cover, from desert capitals like Phoenix and Dubai to tropical hubs like Bangkok. Remember that “hottest right now” depends on the time of day around the globe - afternoon peaks in one hemisphere line up with night in the other. For all-time extremes, see our guide to the hottest and coldest places on Earth.

Reading this list

  • It's a live snapshot, not a climate ranking - positions shuffle as observations refresh through the day.
  • Time zones drive the drama: afternoon peaks in one hemisphere line up with night in the other.
  • Click any city for its full forecast, hourly outlook and 10-year climate averages.

Hottest cities right now: quick answers

What is the hottest city in the world right now?
As of 17:12 UTC on July 17, 2026, Tunis, Tunisia leads at 113°F (45°C) with sunny. The ranking refreshes continuously as new observations arrive.
What is the hottest city in the United States right now?
Yuma, AZ is currently the hottest US city we track, at 96°F (35°C).
How often does this ranking update?
Each city's reading refreshes roughly every 30 minutes as the cache renews, so the order can change many times a day.