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Mapped: Average Annual Temperature by Country
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Key Takeaways
- Africa has the world’s hottest countries, accounting for six of the top 10.
- Temperatures in Canada and Russia, on average, are colder than several Antarctic islands.
- Average annual temperatures vary widely by geography, from over 30°C in parts of West Africa to below −18°C in Greenland.
This map shows the average annual temperature for countries and territories around the world.
The data for this visualization comes from the World Bank Group via Wikipedia, based on Climatic Research Unit gridded climatology data. Average yearly temperature reflects the mean of daily minimum and maximum temperatures for each country from 1991 to 2020.
Important caveat: this is showing the geographical mean temperature, and it is not based on where people live in a given country. As an example, Russia and Canada have massive portions of remote, Arctic land that count towards this mean, even though population centers tend to exist in more temperate regions within these landmasses.
Africa Is Home to the World’s Hottest Countries
Burkina Faso tops the global ranking with an average annual temperature of 30.4°C. Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Djibouti, and Gambia also rank among the hottest countries worldwide. In total, six of the 10 hottest countries are located in Africa.
Much of this heat concentration is driven by geography. Large portions of the continent sit near the equator or within arid and semi-arid climate zones, where high solar radiation and limited cloud cover push temperatures higher year-round.
| Rank | Country or Entity | Continent | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 30.40 °C (86.72 °F) |
| 2 | Mali | Africa | 29.21 °C (84.58 °F) |
| 3 | Aruba | South America | 29.17 °C (84.51 °F) |
| 4 | Senegal | Africa | 28.90 °C (84.02 °F) |
| 5 | Mauritania | Africa | 28.82 °C (83.88 °F) |
| 6 | Tokelau | Oceania | 28.71 °C (83.68 °F) |
| 7 | Tuvalu | Oceania | 28.62 °C (83.52 °F) |
| 8 | Djibouti | Africa | 28.49 °C (83.28 °F) |
| 9 | Curaçao | North America | 28.40 °C (83.12 °F) |
| 10 | Gambia | Africa | 28.38 °C (83.08 °F) |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 28.17 °C (82.71 °F) |
| 12 | Maldives | Asia | 28.11 °C (82.60 °F) |
| 13 | Niger | Africa | 28.04 °C (82.47 °F) |
| 14 | Benin | Africa | 28.02 °C (82.44 °F) |
| 15 | Qatar | Asia | 28.02 °C (82.44 °F) |
| 16 | Marshall Islands | Oceania | 28.01 °C (82.42 °F) |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 27.98 °C (82.36 °F) |
| 18 | South Sudan | Africa | 27.97 °C (82.35 °F) |
| 19 | Sudan | Africa | 27.95 °C (82.31 °F) |
| 20 | Palau | Oceania | 27.90 °C (82.22 °F) |
| 21 | Nauru | Oceania | 27.83 °C (82.09 °F) |
| 22 | Cayman Islands | North America | 27.82 °C (82.08 °F) |
| 23 | Guam | Oceania | 27.81 °C (82.06 °F) |
| 24 | Kiribati | Oceania | 27.77 °C (81.99 °F) |
| 25 | Anguilla | North America | 27.71 °C (81.88 °F) |
| 26 | Saint Martin | North America | 27.71 °C (81.88 °F) |
| 27 | Sint Maarten | North America | 27.71 °C (81.88 °F) |
| 28 | Bahrain | Asia | 27.69 °C (81.84 °F) |
| 29 | Singapore | Asia | 27.68 °C (81.82 °F) |
| 30 | Ghana | Africa | 27.66 °C (81.79 °F) |
| 31 | Oman | Asia | 27.64 °C (81.75 °F) |
| 32 | Chad | Africa | 27.63 °C (81.73 °F) |
| 33 | British Indian Ocean Territory | Africa | 27.61 °C (81.70 °F) |
| 34 | Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | 27.60 °C (81.68 °F) |
| 35 | Samoa | Oceania | 27.58 °C (81.64 °F) |
| 36 | Caribbean Netherlands | North America | 27.47 °C (81.45 °F) |
| 37 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America | 27.47 °C (81.45 °F) |
| 38 | Cambodia | Asia | 27.41 °C (81.34 °F) |
| 39 | American Samoa | Oceania | 27.38 °C (81.28 °F) |
| 40 | Togo | Africa | 27.33 °C (81.19 °F) |
| 41 | Nigeria | Africa | 27.30 °C (81.14 °F) |
| 42 | Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | 27.30 °C (81.14 °F) |
| 43 | Federated States of Micronesia | Oceania | 27.28 °C (81.10 °F) |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | Asia | 27.25 °C (81.05 °F) |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | North America | 27.20 °C (80.96 °F) |
| 46 | Seychelles | Africa | 27.09 °C (80.76 °F) |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | North America | 27.00 °C (80.60 °F) |
| 48 | United States Virgin Islands | North America | 26.98 °C (80.56 °F) |
| 49 | Brunei | Asia | 26.95 °C (80.51 °F) |
| 50 | Somalia | Africa | 26.95 °C (80.51 °F) |
| 51 | Thailand | Asia | 26.85 °C (80.33 °F) |
| 52 | Dominica | North America | 26.83 °C (80.29 °F) |
| 53 | Ivory Coast | Africa | 26.80 °C (80.24 °F) |
| 54 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | 26.79 °C (80.22 °F) |
| 55 | British Virgin Islands | North America | 26.70 °C (80.06 °F) |
| 56 | Eritrea | Africa | 26.63 °C (79.93 °F) |
| 57 | Barbados | North America | 26.61 °C (79.90 °F) |
| 58 | Suriname | South America | 26.58 °C (79.84 °F) |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 26.55 °C (79.79 °F) |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | Africa | 26.54 °C (79.77 °F) |
| 61 | Grenada | North America | 26.49 °C (79.68 °F) |
| 62 | Malaysia | Asia | 26.38 °C (79.48 °F) |
| 63 | Kuwait | Asia | 26.31 °C (79.36 °F) |
| 64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | North America | 26.29 °C (79.32 °F) |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | North America | 26.17 °C (79.11 °F) |
| 66 | Guyana | South America | 26.12 °C (79.02 °F) |
| 67 | Christmas Island | Oceania | 26.06 °C (78.91 °F) |
| 68 | Indonesia | Asia | 25.96 °C (78.73 °F) |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 25.94 °C (78.69 °F) |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | Oceania | 25.92 °C (78.66 °F) |
| 71 | Jamaica | North America | 25.91 °C (78.64 °F) |
| 72 | Nicaragua | Central America | 25.88 °C (78.58 °F) |
| 73 | Guinea | Africa | 25.86 °C (78.55 °F) |
| 74 | Cuba | North America | 25.81 °C (78.46 °F) |
| 75 | Montserrat | North America | 25.75 °C (78.35 °F) |
| 76 | Bangladesh | Asia | 25.71 °C (78.28 °F) |
| 77 | Venezuela | South America | 25.71 °C (78.28 °F) |
| 78 | Belize | Central America | 25.70 °C (78.26 °F) |
| 79 | Panama | Central America | 25.60 °C (78.08 °F) |
| 80 | Bahamas | North America | 25.58 °C (78.04 °F) |
| 81 | Yemen | Asia | 25.54 °C (77.97 °F) |
| 82 | Central African Republic | Africa | 25.47 °C (77.85 °F) |
| 83 | Liberia | Africa | 25.45 °C (77.81 °F) |
| 84 | Brazil | South America | 25.44 °C (77.79 °F) |
| 85 | El Salvador | Central America | 25.23 °C (77.41 °F) |
| 86 | Gabon | Africa | 25.20 °C (77.36 °F) |
| 87 | Kenya | Africa | 25.08 °C (77.14 °F) |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | North America | 25.04 °C (77.07 °F) |
| 89 | Niue | Oceania | 25.03 °C (77.05 °F) |
| 90 | Tonga | Oceania | 25.01 °C (77.02 °F) |
| 91 | Colombia | South America | 25.00 °C (77.00 °F) |
| 92 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Oceania and North America | 24.97 °C (76.95 °F) |
| 93 | Haiti | North America | 24.95 °C (76.91 °F) |
| 94 | India | Asia | 24.94 °C (76.89 °F) |
| 95 | Costa Rica | Central America | 24.83 °C (76.69 °F) |
| 96 | Cameroon | Africa | 24.80 °C (76.64 °F) |
| 97 | Vietnam | Asia | 24.79 °C (76.62 °F) |
| 98 | Republic of the Congo | Africa | 24.74 °C (76.53 °F) |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 24.74 °C (76.53 °F) |
| 100 | Honduras | Central America | 24.72 °C (76.50 °F) |
| 101 | Cook Islands | Oceania | 24.71 °C (76.48 °F) |
| 102 | Fiji | Oceania | 24.68 °C (76.42 °F) |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 24.66 °C (76.39 °F) |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | Asia | 24.57 °C (76.23 °F) |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | North America | 24.55 °C (76.19 °F) |
| 106 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | 24.49 °C (76.08 °F) |
| 107 | Vanuatu | Oceania | 24.44 °C (75.99 °F) |
| 108 | Mozambique | Africa | 24.41 °C (75.94 °F) |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 24.35 °C (75.83 °F) |
| 110 | French Polynesia | Oceania | 24.30 °C (75.74 °F) |
| 111 | Laos | Asia | 24.16 °C (75.49 °F) |
| 112 | Paraguay | South America | 23.92 °C (75.06 °F) |
| 113 | Myanmar | Asia | 23.82 °C (74.88 °F) |
| 114 | Comoros | Africa | 23.73 °C (74.71 °F) |
| 115 | Guatemala | Central America | 23.65 °C (74.57 °F) |
| 116 | Algeria | Africa | 23.60 °C (74.48 °F) |
| 117 | Ethiopia | Africa | 23.36 °C (74.05 °F) |
| 118 | Mauritius | Africa | 23.33 °C (73.99 °F) |
| 119 | Uganda | Africa | 23.25 °C (73.85 °F) |
| 120 | Egypt | Africa | 23.14 °C (73.65 °F) |
| 121 | Philippines | Asia | 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) |
| 122 | Iraq | Asia | 22.95 °C (73.31 °F) |
| 123 | Tanzania | Africa | 22.92 °C (73.26 °F) |
| 124 | Libya | Africa | 22.81 °C (73.06 °F) |
| 125 | New Caledonia | Oceania | 22.69 °C (72.84 °F) |
| 126 | Malawi | Africa | 22.66 °C (72.79 °F) |
| 127 | Madagascar | Africa | 22.64 °C (72.75 °F) |
| 128 | Cape Verde | Africa | 22.53 °C (72.55 °F) |
| 129 | Zambia | Africa | 22.23 °C (72.01 °F) |
| 130 | Botswana | Africa | 22.09 °C (71.76 °F) |
| 131 | Australia | Oceania | 22.05 °C (71.69 °F) |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 21.90 °C (71.42 °F) |
| 133 | Angola | Africa | 21.77 °C (71.19 °F) |
| 134 | Bermuda | North America | 21.67 °C (71.01 °F) |
| 135 | Ecuador | South America | 21.43 °C (70.57 °F) |
| 136 | Pakistan | Asia | 21.38 °C (70.48 °F) |
| 137 | Mexico | North America | 21.31 °C (70.36 °F) |
| 138 | Bolivia | South America | 20.76 °C (69.37 °F) |
| 139 | Eswatini | Africa | 20.64 °C (69.15 °F) |
| 140 | Pitcairn Islands | Oceania | 20.56 °C (69.01 °F) |
| 141 | Tunisia | Africa | 20.53 °C (68.95 °F) |
| 142 | Burundi | Africa | 20.51 °C (68.92 °F) |
| 143 | Namibia | Africa | 20.45 °C (68.81 °F) |
| 144 | Israel | Asia | 20.25 °C (68.45 °F) |
| 145 | Peru | South America | 20.07 °C (68.13 °F) |
| 146 | Malta | Europe | 20.06 °C (68.11 °F) |
| 147 | Jordan | Asia | 20.05 °C (68.09 °F) |
| 148 | Palestine | Asia | 20.04 °C (68.07 °F) |
| 149 | Rwanda | Africa | 20.03 °C (68.05 °F) |
| 150 | Norfolk Island | Oceania | 20.02 °C (68.04 °F) |
| 151 | Cyprus | Europe | 20.01 °C (68.02 °F) |
| 152 | Syria | Asia | 18.75 °C (65.75 °F) |
| 153 | Iran | Asia | 18.34 °C (65.01 °F) |
| 154 | South Africa | Africa | 18.23 °C (64.81 °F) |
| 155 | Gibraltar | Europe | 18.15 °C (64.67 °F) |
| 156 | Morocco | Africa | 18.14 °C (64.65 °F) |
| 157 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Africa | 18.10 °C (64.58 °F) |
| 158 | Uruguay | South America | 17.97 °C (64.35 °F) |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | Asia | 16.66 °C (61.99 °F) |
| 160 | Argentina | South America | 16.30 °C (61.34 °F) |
| 161 | Portugal | Europe | 15.85 °C (60.53 °F) |
| 162 | Lebanon | Asia | 15.45 °C (59.81 °F) |
| 163 | Vatican City | Europe | 15.20 °C (59.36 °F) |
| 164 | Greece | Europe | 13.17 °C (55.71 °F) |
| 165 | Spain | Europe | 13.07 °C (55.53 °F) |
| 166 | Uzbekistan | Asia | 13.06 °C (55.51 °F) |
| 167 | Monaco | Europe | 13.05 °C (55.49 °F) |
| 168 | Afghanistan | Asia | 13.04 °C (55.47 °F) |
| 169 | Italy | Europe | 13.02 °C (55.44 °F) |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | Asia | 12.96 °C (55.33 °F) |
| 171 | San Marino | Europe | 12.83 °C (55.09 °F) |
| 172 | Albania | Europe | 12.44 °C (54.39 °F) |
| 173 | Lesotho | Africa | 12.38 °C (54.28 °F) |
| 174 | Jersey | Europe | 12.27 °C (54.09 °F) |
| 175 | South Korea | Asia | 12.22 °C (54.00 °F) |
| 176 | Guernsey | Europe | 12.09 °C (53.76 °F) |
| 177 | Croatia | Europe | 11.96 °C (53.53 °F) |
| 178 | Japan | Asia | 11.78 °C (53.20 °F) |
| 179 | Turkey | Asia and Europe | 11.66 °C (52.99 °F) |
| 180 | France | Europe | 11.65 °C (52.97 °F) |
| 181 | Hungary | Europe | 11.50 °C (52.70 °F) |
| 182 | Serbia | Europe | 11.40 °C (52.52 °F) |
| 183 | Bulgaria | Europe | 11.35 °C (52.43 °F) |
| 184 | Moldova | Europe | 10.89 °C (51.60 °F) |
| 185 | North Macedonia | Europe | 10.79 °C (51.42 °F) |
| 186 | Belgium | Europe | 10.67 °C (51.21 °F) |
| 187 | Netherlands | Europe | 10.49 °C (50.88 °F) |
| 188 | New Zealand | Oceania | 10.46 °C (50.83 °F) |
| 189 | Bhutan | Asia | 10.38 °C (50.68 °F) |
| 190 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 10.35 °C (50.63 °F) |
| 191 | Romania | Europe | 10.18 °C (50.32 °F) |
| 192 | Kosovo | Europe | 10.02 °C (50.04 °F) |
| 193 | Luxembourg | Europe | 10.02 °C (50.04 °F) |
| 194 | Montenegro | Europe | 9.93 °C (49.87 °F) |
| 195 | Slovenia | Europe | 9.86 °C (49.75 °F) |
| 196 | Ireland | Europe | 9.73 °C (49.51 °F) |
| 197 | Isle of Man | Europe | 9.65 °C (49.37 °F) |
| 198 | Germany | Europe | 9.59 °C (49.26 °F) |
| 199 | United States | North America | 9.46 °C (49.03 °F) |
| 200 | Chile | South America | 9.39 °C (48.90 °F) |
| 201 | Ukraine | Europe | 9.27 °C (48.69 °F) |
| 202 | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.24 °C (48.63 °F) |
| 203 | Georgia | Asia | 9.01 °C (48.22 °F) |
| 204 | Denmark | Europe | 8.90 °C (48.02 °F) |
| 205 | Slovakia | Europe | 8.83 °C (47.89 °F) |
| 206 | Poland | Europe | 8.78 °C (47.80 °F) |
| 207 | Czech Republic | Europe | 8.60 °C (47.48 °F) |
| 208 | Andorra | Europe | 8.27 °C (46.89 °F) |
| 209 | Armenia | Asia | 7.82 °C (46.08 °F) |
| 210 | China | Asia | 7.59 °C (45.66 °F) |
| 211 | Liechtenstein | Europe | 7.55 °C (45.59 °F) |
| 212 | Belarus | Europe | 7.45 °C (45.41 °F) |
| 213 | Austria | Europe | 7.44 °C (45.39 °F) |
| 214 | Lithuania | Europe | 7.38 °C (45.28 °F) |
| 215 | Kazakhstan | Asia | 7.11 °C (44.80 °F) |
| 216 | North Korea | Asia | 6.98 °C (44.56 °F) |
| 217 | Latvia | Europe | 6.87 °C (44.37 °F) |
| 218 | Faroe Islands | Europe | 6.60 °C (43.88 °F) |
| 219 | Switzerland | Europe | 6.47 °C (43.65 °F) |
| 220 | Estonia | Europe | 6.34 °C (43.41 °F) |
| 221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North America | 5.72 °C (42.30 °F) |
| 222 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Antarctica | 4.11 °C (39.40 °F) |
| 223 | Tajikistan | Asia | 3.85 °C (38.93 °F) |
| 224 | Sweden | Europe | 3.23 °C (37.81 °F) |
| 225 | Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 2.65 °C (36.77 °F) |
| 226 | Finland | Europe | 2.46 °C (36.43 °F) |
| 227 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Antarctica | 2.46 °C (36.43 °F) |
| 228 | Norway | Europe | 2.21 °C (35.98 °F) |
| 229 | Iceland | Europe | 1.85 °C (35.33 °F) |
| 230 | Mongolia | Asia | 1.07 °C (33.93 °F) |
| 231 | Russia | Asia and Europe | −3.79 °C (25.18 °F) |
| 232 | Canada | North America | −4.03 °C (24.75 °F) |
| 233 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Europe | −6.78 °C (19.80 °F) |
| 234 | Greenland | North America | −18.68 °C (−1.62 °F) |
Tropical Islands and the Middle East Follow Closely
Beyond Africa, several tropical island nations and Middle Eastern countries also record consistently high temperatures. Places such as Aruba, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Curaçao average around 28–29°C annually, while countries like Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates post similar figures.
These regions experience relatively small seasonal temperature swings. Warm ocean waters and desert climates help keep average temperatures elevated throughout the year.
Cold Extremes Concentrated at High Latitudes
At the opposite end of the spectrum are countries located at high latitudes or with significant polar territory. Greenland has the lowest average annual temperature at −18.7°C, followed by Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Artic territories of Norway), Canada, and Russia.
European countries generally fall in the middle of the ranking, with average temperatures between 8°C and 15°C.
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