Hottest Cities in the World Right Now

Live ranking across 496 covered cities in 198 countries, refreshed throughout the day

Top 30 hottest cities today - Live temperatures

Baghdad, Iraq is the hottest city in the world right now at 107°F (42°C), essentially tied with Kuwait City, Kuwait. The top-30 spread covers 18°F (10°C), and the list reshuffles through the day as observations refresh.

RankCitySkyConditions TemperatureFeels likeHumidity
1 🇮🇶 Baghdad, Iraq Sunny 107° 99° 8%
2 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, Kuwait Dust storm 106° 100° 11%
3 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Sunny 105° 98° 12%
4 🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar Sunny 104° 99° 20%
5 🇴🇲 Muscat, Oman Overcast 103° 98° 22%
6 🇸🇩 Khartoum, Sudan Sunny 102° 100° 18%
7 🇵🇰 Lahore, Pakistan Sunny 101° 102° 28%
8 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Severe sandstorm 99° 88° 6%
9 🇹🇩 N'Djamena, Chad Thundery outbreaks in nearby 98° 100° 32%
10 🇲🇿 Maputo, Mozambique Sunny 98° 92° 22%
11 🇸🇸 Juba, South Sudan Sunny 97° 96° 24%
12 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt Sunny 96° 93° 21%
13 🇮🇳 New Delhi, India Partly Cloudy 95° 97° 38%
14 🇪🇬 Luxor, Egypt Dust storm 95° 88° 14%
15 🇧🇭 Manama, Bahrain Sunny 94° 103° 48%
16 🇩🇯 Djibouti, Djibouti Cloudy 94° 102° 48%
17 🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh Patchy rain nearby 92° 100° 51%
18 🇨🇬 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Overcast 92° 91° 33%
19 🇮🇳 Jaipur, India Sunny 92° 94° 36%
20 🇨🇩 Kinshasa, DR Congo Overcast 92° 91° 33%
21 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sunny 92° 106° 62%
22 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Sunny 92° 104° 60%
23 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sunny 92° 106° 63%
24 🇹🇲 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Sunny 92° 87° 13%
25 🇿🇲 Lusaka, Zambia Sunny 91° 81° 13%
26 🇳🇪 Niamey, Niger Overcast 90° 94° 45%
27 🇸🇿 Mbabane, Eswatini Sunny 90° 82° 20%
28 🇧🇼 Gaborone, Botswana Sunny 90° 83° 20%
29 🇨🇫 Bangui, Central African Republic Sunny 89° 93° 48%
30 🇹🇯 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Overcast 89° 82° 13%

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 12:00 UTC on September 16, 2026, Baghdad, Iraq leads at 107°F (42°C) with sunny. The ranking refreshes continuously as new observations arrive.
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.