World's Hottest and Coldest Places

 
Hot Weather

Highest Temperature

The world's highest temperature is 57.8 °C (136 °F) measured at El Azizia, Libya on September 13, 1922.

Hottest Spot

The mean temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia is 34.4 °C (94 °F), the highest annual average temperature on earth.

 
Cold Weather

Lowest Temperature

The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 °C (-128.5 °F) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983.

Coldest Place

With its annual average temperature of –56.6 °C (-69.9 °F), Plateau Station, Antarctica is the coldest place in the world.