The World's Top 10 Hottest Places: Scorching Temperatures and Extreme Heat

1. Death Valley, California, USA:
Temperature: 56.7°C (134°F) recorded at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913.
2. Kebili, Tunisia
Temperature: 55.0°C (131°F) recorded in July 1931
3. Mitribah, Kuwait
Temperature: 54.0°C (129.2°F) recorded on July 21, 2016.
4. Basra, Iraq
Temperature: 53.9°C (129°F) recorded on July 22, 2016.
5. Turbat, Pakistan
Temperature: 53.7°C (128.7°F) recorded on May 28, 2017.
6. Ahvaz, Iran
Temperature: 53.7°C (128.7°F) recorded on June 29, 2017.
7. Dallol, Ethiopia
Temperature: Average annual temperature of 34.4°C (93.9°F).
8. Wadi Halfa, Sudan
Temperature: 52.8°C (127°F) recorded on April 15, 1967.
9. Tirat Zvi, Israel
Temperature: 54.0°C (129.2°F) recorded on June 21, 1942.
10. Ghadames, Libya
Temperature: 55.0°C (131°F) recorded in July 1931.