With the content fear of global warming we feel as though there’s simply just not enough talk about the weather and climate change at the moment.
In summer 2022 Europe faced a drought whilst some countries registered their hottest every temperatures. But do you know what the hottest place on Earth is?
View our list of the hottest places in the world.
1. Timbuktu, Mali – Highest Temperature: 130.1°F (54.5°C)
Timbuktu is one of the most famous places in Africa. The city was, historically, a trading outpost that connected many people from all over the world.
Living here is rough, as the temperature only falls, on average, to around 55°F in the winter months! Despite the extreme heat, Timbuktu isn’t even the hottest place in Africa!
One interesting fact about Timbuktu:
Its salt trade and handicraft industries make it an important meeting place for the nomadic people of the Sahara.
4. Kebili, Tunisia – Highest Temperature: 131°F (55°C)
Slightly hotter than Timbuktu, Kebili is actually an Oasis in the harsh African deserts. The city was once under control of the famed Roman Empire. Kebili actually ties with the next place for the highest temperature ever recorded.
What’s there to do in Kebili? Well you can harvest dates. Kebili is known for having some of the best quality dates in the world. The dates aren’t enough to entice us however.
One interesting fact about Kebili:
The Tunisian oasis at Kebili has been found to be containing evidence of Stone Age settlements.
3. Ghadames, Libya – Highest Temperature: 131°F (55°C)
Sweating yet? Ghadames is another oasis in the middle of nowhere. The city’s houses resemble those seen on Tatooine in Star Wars.
The city has been around since the 6th century, when Christianity was the dominant religion in town. In order to avoid the brutal heat and sand monsters, the locals have built their houses out of lime, palm tree trunks, and mud.
This is supposed to help deflect the heat and thus cool down the interior. Ghadames also holds the distinction of being a UNESCO Heritage Site, an honour it shares with Timbuktu.
One interesting fact about Ghadames:
These days it is home to about 20,000 inhabitants, many of them Touareg Berbers.
2. Death Valley, California – Highest Temperature: 134°F (56.7°C)
An empty, inhospitable place with a slightly scary name. Death Valley is the hottest, driest and lowest lying location in North America. This is one of the best winter sun destinations in the USA. Sounds reasonable, right? So what is there here?
Well there’s is a National Park that is home to many exotic species like the roadrunner, for instance. If you think you can handle the heat, it’s wouldn’t be the only thing you’d have to contend with. During the night, Death Valley often drops below freezing point. Anyone fancy a challenge, then?
One interesting fact about Death Valley:
Native American’s have lived in Death Valley and the surrounding area for around 1000 years. The tribe is now known as the Timbisha Shoshone.
1. Al’Aziziyah, Libya – Highest Temperature: 136°F (57.7°C)
Al’Aziziyah is hot. Very hot. This place will melt your eyeballs. It holds the record for Planet Earth’s highest recorded temperature ever on 13 September, 1922. If you want to burn or lose a couple pounds quickly, this is your place. Fancy travelling here as it doesn’t get any hotter folks!
One interesting fact about Al’Aziziyah:
Al ‘Aziziyah is a major trade centre of the Sahel Jeffare plateau, being on a trade route from the coast to the Nafusa Mountains and the Fezzan region to the south. As of 2009, the city’s population has been estimated at over 4,000.
