World's Hottest and Coldest Places
Highest TemperatureThe world's highest temperature is 57.8 °C (136 °F) measured at El Azizia, Libya on September 13, 1922. Hottest SpotThe mean temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia is 34.4 °C (94 °F), the highest annual average temperature on earth. | |
Lowest TemperatureThe lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 °C (-128.5 °F) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983. Coldest PlaceWith its annual average temperature of –56.6 °C (-69.9 °F), Plateau Station, Antarctica is the coldest place in the world. |
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