The most extreme temperatures ever recorded on Earth

Over the past few decades, extreme weather events have become more and more common all over the world, due to the effects of climate change caused by human activities. Closely linked with the rise of global average temperatures is the increased frequency of heat waves, which have brought record high temperatures in numerous countries. Meanwhile, most record low temperatures have only been recorded decades ago, but severe events have sometimes caused exceptionally cold temperatures in recent times too.

Before exploring these extreme temperatures, we need to clarify what are the standard conditions for temperature measuring. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), air temperature is measured 1.25 to 2.00 meters above ground, usually 1.50 meters, and shielded from direct sunlight. Ground temperatures can be measured directly or via satellite, and can exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 °C. Air temperature is the standard for official records, as ground and satellite measurements can be unreliable. With that said, what are the most extreme temperatures ever recorded on Earth?

Highest temperature ever recorded on Earth

The official record for the highest air temperature ever registered on Earth, according to the WMO, is 56.7 °C. This temperature was recorded in Furnace Creek, California, United States, on July 10, 1913. This small settlement is located in Death Valley, a desert valley in Eastern California which is regarded as the hottest place on Earth, often reaching temperatures over 50 °C. Despite being regarded as the official record by the WMO, some scholars have disputed this measurement, along with other temperatures registered in the early 20th century.

A temperature of 57.8 °C was supposedly recorded in ʽAziziya, Libya, on September 13, 1922, but this record was decertified by the WMO in 2012, after an investigation found various irregularities. Thus, the measurement of 56.7 °C in Death Valley now stands as the officially recognized record. A measurement of 55 °C recorded in Kebili, Tunisia, on July 7, 1931 is considered wrong, while a reading of 54 °C in Tirat Zvi, Israel, on June 21, 1942, has been regarded as a mistake. A temperature of 54.4 °C was registered twice in Furnace Creek, on August 16, 2020, and July 9, 2021, but these measurements are still pending validation. So, the highest undisputed temperature ever recorded is 54.0 °C, measured in Furnace Creek on June 20, 2013.

There are various unverified claims of temperatures above the official record of 56.7 °C. All of these were reportedly caused by a rare atmospheric phenomenon called heat burst, which causes a sudden and localized increase of air temperature near the ground. While there are various reports of heat bursts causing temperatures to exceed 40 °C, many historical claims of much higher readings are regarded as unreliable. Some of these recordings include a reading of 57.8 °C in Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States, on July 11, 1909, and a measurement of 58.5 °C in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico, on July 6, 1966, with temperatures reportedly exceeding 60 °C on the same day in nearby Mexicali. Extremely high temperatures allegedly recorded during heat bursts include: 66.7 °C in Antalya, Turkey, on July 10, 1977; 70 °C in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, on July 6, 1949; and even 86.7 °C in Abadan, Iran, in June 1967. All these readings have been dismissed as questionable if not entirely made up, with no scientifically verifiable information on them.

Ground and satellite temperatures above 56.7 °C have also been reported various times but, as noted above, these readings are considered unreliable and are not the standard way of measuring temperatures. Anyhow, the highest temperature ever measured by satellite is 93.9 °C, allegedly recorded in Furnace Creek on July 15, 1972, but this measurement has been disputed. A more recent reading of 70.7 °C was recorded by the MODIS infrared spectroradiometer on the NASA satellite Aqua in the Dasht-e Lut desert in Iran in 2005. As this measure is the mean over a large region, the local maximum ground temperature was actually higher. This record has reportedly been surpassed by land surface temperatures of 80.8 °C measured using the same instrument, again in the Dasht-e Lut desert and in the Sonoran desert in Mexico in 2021. Another disputed measurement is a reading of a ground temperature of 84 °C recorded in Port Sudan, Sudan, in 2011.

Landscape of Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth (Tuxyso / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0).

Highest temperatures ever recorded in different countries

Now let’s see what are the highest temperatures ever recorded in different countries around the world. Obviously, the record of 56.7° C in Death Valley is also the highest temperature ever recorded in North America and the United States. Other notable national records in the continent are the measurements of 52.0 °C in Mexicali, Mexico, on July 28, 1995, and 49.6 °C in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, on June 29, 2021. The latter measurement happened during the extreme heat wave that hit Western North America in 2021, and is also the hottest temperature ever recorded north of 45°N.

In South America, the highest temperature ever reliably recorded is considered to be a measurement of 47.3 °C in Campo Gallo, Argentina, on October 16, 1936. Also in Argentina, two disputed reports of 48.9 °C in Rivadavia on December 11, 1905, and 49.1 °C in Villa de María del Río Seco on January 2, 1920, are considered dubious.

Moving on to Europe, various records have been broken over the past few years, as the area has been severely hit by numerous heat waves. The highest temperature ever measured in the continent is 48.8 °C, reported in Floridia, Sicily, Italy, on August 11, 2021. The previous record was 48.0 °C, measured in Elefsina, Greece, on July 10, 1977, which is still the hottest temperature ever recorded in the country. Temperatures that came close to this record are the 47.6 °C measured in La Rambla, Andalusia, Spain, on August 14, 2021, and the 47.4 °C reported in Amareleja, Portugal, on August 1, 2003, both of which set new records for their respective countries.

Several new national records were set in Europe during the heat waves that hit the continent in 2019. These include a measurement of 46.0 °C in Vérargues, France, on June 28, while on July 25 temperatures reached 41.8 °C in Begijnendijk, Belgium, 41.2 °C in Duisburg and in Tönisvorst, Germany, 40.8 °C in Steinsel, Luxembourg, and 40.7 °C in Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands. The United Kingdom also set a new record of 38.7 °C on the same day, but this record was broken by the 40.3 °C measured in Coningsby, England, on July 19, 2022.

Asia is another continent that saw many records broken over the past few years. The highest temperature ever measured in Asia is 53.9 °C, recorded in Mitribah, Kuwait, on July 21, 2016, and in Basra, Iraq, one day later. A temperature of 53.7 °C has been measured in Ahvaz, Iran, on June 29, 2017, and twice in Pakistan, in Mohenjo-daro on May 26, 2010, and in Turbat on May 28, 2017. Other countries with record temperatures above 50 °C in Asia include Saudi Arabia (52.0 °C), the United Arab Emirates (51.8 °C), Oman (51.6 °C), Israel (51.4 °C), India (51.0 °C), Palestine (50.5 °C), Qatar (50.4 °C), Turkmenistan (50.1 °C), and Jordan (50.0 °C).

Also, a new record temperature of 52.2 °C was recorded in China on July 16, 2023, in Sanbao, Xinjiang. Other records set during the extreme heat wave that hit Asia in 2023 include measurements of 45.4 °C in Tak, Thailand, on April 15, 44.2 °C in Tương Dương district, Vietnam, on May 7, and 43.5 °C in Luang Prabang, Laos, on May 6 and 7.

As mentioned above, the reading of 55 °C measured in Tunisia is considered wrong, and the same can be said for the 51.7 °C recorded in Morocco in 1940. So, the highest temperature ever reliably recorded in Africa stands at 51.3 °C, reported in Ouargla, Algeria, on July 5, 2018. Previously, the record was a reading of 50.7 °C made in Smara, Western Sahara, on July 13, 1961.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia, and all of Oceania, is 50.7 °C, which was reported twice, first in Oodnadatta, South Australia, on January 2, 1960, and then tied by the same measurement in Onslow, Western Australia, on January 13, 2022. The record for the rest of Oceania is 42.4 °C, registered in Rangiora, New Zealand, on February 7, 1973.

Meanwhile, the hottest temperature measured in Antarctica is 18.4 °C, reported at the Esperanza Base on February 6, 2020. Including the islands that surround the continent, the record is 19.8 °C, registered in the South Orkney Islands on January 30, 1982. The highest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole is −12.3 °C, measured on December 25, 2011.

Below I listed countries and territories around the world by highest temperature ever recorded. If two or more territories have the same record temperature, they are listed with the more recent as higher. Values that have been deemed as wrong are not listed, but some disputed records are mentioned. Many smaller and less developed countries have dubious and incomplete records, but I did my best to find the most reliable data.

Country/Territory	Temperature	Location	Date	Notes
United States	56.7 °C	Furnace Creek (California)	10 July 1913	Questioned, highest reliable temperature: 54.0 °C (54.4 °C pending confirmation). Highest temperature in North America
Iraq	53.9 °C	Basra	22 July 2016	Highest temperature in Asia
Kuwait	53.9 °C	Mitribah	21 July 2016	Highest temperature in Asia
Iran	53.7 °C	Ahvaz	29 June 2017
Pakistan	53.7 °C	Mohenjo-daro; Turbat	26 May 2010; 28 May 2017
China	52.2 °C	Sanbao (Xinjiang)	16 July 2023
Saudi Arabia	52.0 °C	Jeddah	22 June 2010
Mexico	52.0 °C	Mexicali	28 July 1995
United Arab Emirates	51.8 °C	Mezaira; Sweihan	30 July 2017; 6 June 2021	Disputed record: 52.1 °C
Oman	51.6 °C	Joba	16 June 2021
Palestine	51.4 °C	Almog (West Bank)	7 August 2010	In the occupied West Bank. Record for the area governed by the Palestinian National Authority: 50.5 °C.
Algeria	51.3 °C	Ouargla	5 July 2018	Highest temperature in Africa
India	51.0 °C	Phalodi	19 May 2016
Egypt	50.9 °C	Aswan	7 June 2024
Western Sahara	50.7 °C	Smara	13 July 1961	Territory disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Australia	50.7 °C	Oodnadatta; Onslow	2 January 1960; 13 January 2022	Highest temperature in Oceania
Morocco	50.4 °C	Agadir	11 August 2023	Disputed record: 51.0 °C
Qatar	50.4 °C	Doha	14 July 2010	Disputed record: 52.2 °C
Tunisia	50.3 °C	Kairouan	11 August 2021
Libya	50.2 °C	Zuwarah	26 June 1995
Turkmenistan	50.1 °C	Repetek Reserve	28 July 1983
Jordan	50.0 °C	Karameh	6 September 2002
Mauritania	50.0 °C	Akjoujt	27 July 1939	Dubious
Israel	49.9 °C	Sedom	17 July 2019	Record for the internationally recognized territory of Israel
Afghanistan	49.9 °C	Farah	August 2009
Sudan	49.7 °C	Dongola	25 June 2010
Uzbekistan	49.7 °C	Mashikuduk	July 1983
Canada	49.6 °C	Lytton (British Columbia)	29 June 2021
Syria	49.4 °C	Al-Hasakah	30 July 2000
Turkey	49.1 °C	Cizre	20 July 2021
Kazakhstan	49.1 °C	Turkistan	30 July 1983
Niger	49.0 °C	Bilma	8 June 2016	Disputed record: 49.5 °C
Ethiopia	48.9 °C	Dallol	May 1962 and July 1966
Italy	48.8 °C	Floridia	11 August 2021	Highest temperature in Europe
Mali	48.8 °C	Timbuktu	14 May 2011
Senegal	48.8 °C	Matam	26 May 1993
South Africa	48.8 °C	Vioolsdrif	3 January 1993	Disputed record: 50.0 °C
Chad	48.0 °C	Faya-Largeau	25 May and 16 June 2023	Disputed record: 49.7 °C
Greece	48.0 °C	Elefsina	10 July 1977
Eritrea	48.0 °C	Massawa	18 August 1960
Somalia	47.8 °C	Berbera	8 June 2004	In the disputed territory of Somaliland
Namibia	47.8 °C	Noordoewer	20 January 1939
Cameroon	47.7 °C	Kousséri	18 April 1908	Dubious
Spain	47.6 °C	La Rambla	14 August 2021
Zimbabwe	47.6 °C	Buffalo Range Airport	28 October 2019
Burkina Faso	47.5 °C	Dori	13 April 2016
Bahrain	47.5 °C	Muharraq	15 July 2000
Portugal	47.4 °C	Amareleja	1 August 2003
Azerbaijan	47.4 °C	Göytəpə	30 July 2000
Eswatini	47.4 °C	Lavumisa	Before 1992
South Sudan	47.3 °C	Renk	19 March 1985
Mozambique	47.3 °C	Chibuto	12 December 1944
Argentina	47.3 °C	Campo Gallo	16 October 1936	Highest temperature in South America. Disputed record: 49.1 °C
Djibouti	47.3 °C	Djibouti-Serpent	July 1915	Disputed record: 49.5 °C
Myanmar	47.2 °C	Myinmu	14 May 2010
Bolivia	47.0 °C	Villamontes	7 October 2024
Tajikistan	47.0 °C	Ayvadzh	July 1944 and July 1983	Disputed record: 48.0 °C
Gambia	46.8 °C	Janoi; Kuntaur	14 April 2000; 14 May 2002	Disputed record: 49.0 °C
Cyprus	46.6 °C	Lefkoniko (Northern Cyprus)	1 August 2010	In the disputed Northern Cyprus. Record for the territory controlled by the Republic of Cyprus: 46.2 °C
Nigeria	46.4 °C	Yola	3 April 2010	Disputed record: 47.2 °C
Nepal	46.4 °C	Dhangadhi	16 June 1995
Yemen	46.3 °C	Seiyun	27 August 1987
Paraguay	46.2 °C	Las Palmas	10 December 2022
France	46.0 °C	Vérargues	28 June 2019
Malawi	46.0 °C	Chingala; Nkhate; Nsanje-Boma	November 1969; November 1972; 29 October 2019
North Macedonia	45.7 °C	Demir Kapija	24 July 2007
Thailand	45.4 °C	Tak	15 April 2023
Lebanon	45.4 °C	Houche-Al-Oumara	27 July 2020
Russia	45.4 °C	Utta	12 July 2010
Bulgaria	45.2 °C	Sadovo	5 August 1916	Disputed record: 45.9 °C
Bangladesh	45.1 °C	Rajshahi	30 May 1972
Colombia	45.0 °C	Puerto Salgar	29 December 2015
Guinea	45.0 °C	Koundara	28 April 2003, 29 March 2017
Guatemala	45.0 °C	Estanzuela	12 May 1998
Central African Republic	45.0 °C	Birao	22 March 1985
Serbia	44.9 °C	Smederevska Palanka	24 July 2007
Brazil	44.8 °C	Araçuaí	19 November 2023
Montenegro	44.8 °C	Podgorica	24 August 2007
El Salvador	44.8 °C	San Miguel	1 April 1958	Disputed record: 45.0 °C
Ghana	44.6 °C	Navrongo	1 May 2024
Mongolia	44.5 °C	Khongor	24 July 1999
Benin	44.5 °C	Kandi	28 April 1952
Romania	44.5 °C	Râmnicelu	10 August 1951
Malta	44.4 °C	Nadur	9 August 1999
Botswana	44.3 °C	Ramotswa	7 January 2016
Vietnam	44.2 °C	Tương Dương	7 May 2023
Togo	44.0 °C	Mango	31 March 2024
Albania	44.0 °C	Kuçovë	25 July 2023	Disputed record: 45.3 °C
Kyrgyzstan	44.0 °C	Chüy	July 1983
Uruguay	44.0 °C	Paysandú; Florida	20 January 1943; 14 January 2022
Laos	43.7 °C	Tha Ngon	1 May 2024
Armenia	43.7 °C	Meghri	31 July 2011
Venezuela	43.6 °C	Coro	29 April 2015
Guinea-Bissau	43.6 °C	Bafatá	18 March 1969
Madagascar	43.6 °C	Ejeda	Before 2019
Zambia	43.5 °C	Mfuwe	1 November 2011	Disputed record: 46.4 °C
Honduras	43.3 °C	San Pedro Sula	March 1987
Chile	43.2 °C	Nueva Aldea	3 February 2023	Disputed record: 45.0 °C
Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.1 °C	Mostar	24 August 2007	Disputed record: 46.2 °C
Georgia	43.1 °C	Kutaisi	30 July 2000
Vatican City	42.9 °C	Rome Macao	18 July 2023	Values from Macao and Collegio Romano in Rome, Italy, are used for Vatican City
Cambodia	42.8 °C	Preah Vihear	27 April 2024
Croatia	42.8 °C	Ploče	5 August 1981
Kenya	42.6 °C	Wajir	February 1982 and 24 February 2007
Moldova	42.4 °C	Fălești	7 August 2012
New Zealand	42.4 °C	Rangiora	7 February 1973
Belize	42.3 °C	Barton Creek; Chaa Creek	10 April and 17 May 2024
Philippines	42.2 °C	Tuguegarao	22 April 1912 and 11 May 1969
Ukraine	42.0 °C	Luhansk	12 August 2010
Kosovo	42.0 °C	Prizren	24 July 2007
Hungary	41.9 °C	Kiskunhalas	20 July 2007
Belgium	41.8 °C	Begijnendijk	25 July 2019
Peru	41.6 °C	Iñapari	7 October 2023
Taiwan	41.6 °C	Fuyuan	21 August 2022	Territory disputed between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China
Angola	41.6 °C	Espinheira	22 March 2019
Nicaragua	41.6 °C	Chinandega	2 April 1972
Costa Rica	41.5 °C	Cerro Huacalito	23 March 2024
Switzerland	41.5 °C	Grono	11 August 2003
Ivory Coast	41.5 °C	Odienné	5 February 1998
Dominican Republic	41.4 °C	Boca de Mao	8 August and 18 August 2024	Disputed record: 43.0 °C
Germany	41.2 °C	Duisburg; Tönisvorst	25 July 2019	Disputed record: 42.6 °C
Japan	41.1 °C	Kumagaya; Hamamatsu	23 July 2018; 17 August 2020
South Korea	41.0 °C	Hongcheon	1 August 2018
Democratic Republic of the Congo	41.0 °C	Yahila	Unknown	Dubious
Luxembourg	40.8 °C	Steinsel	25 July 2019
Slovenia	40.8 °C	Cerklje ob Krki	8 August 2013
Netherlands	40.7 °C	Gilze en Rijen	25 July 2019
Indonesia	40.6 °C	Banjarbaru	16 August 1997
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)	40.6 °C	Gibraltar	5 July 1994
Liberia	40.6 °C	Sikombe	1 December 1904, 31 January 1905, and 20 February 1905
Austria	40.5 °C	Bad Deutsch-Altenburg	8 August 2013
North Korea	40.5 °C	Hoeryong	30 July 1977
Czech Republic	40.4 °C	Dobřichovice	20 August 2012
United Kingdom	40.3 °C	Coningsby (England)	19 July 2022
San Marino	40.3 °C	Serravalle	3 and 9 August 2017
Slovakia	40.3 °C	Hurbanovo	20 July 2007
Poland	40.2 °C	Prószków	29 July 1921
Guyana	40.1 °C	Ebini	26 August 2023
Malaysia	40.1 °C	Chuping	9 April 1998
Sri Lanka	40.1 °C	Vavuniya	10 April 1983
Panama	40.0 °C	San Francisco	20 March 1998
Bhutan	40.0 °C	Phuntsholing; Tangmachu	27 August 1997; 20 July 2018
Puerto Rico (United States)	40.0 °C	Mona Island	2 July 1996
New Caledonia (France)	39.9 °C	Boulouparis	8 January 2002
Cuba	39.7 °C	Veguitas	12 April 2020
Uganda	39.7 °C	Wadelai	1 March 2016	Disputed record: 40.1 °C
Congo	39.6 °C	Impfondo	13 March 2024
Andorra	39.4 °C	Borda Vidal	28 June 2019
Tanzania	39.4 °C	Kisauni Airport (Zanzibar)	27 February 2007	Disputed record: 39.8 °C
Haiti	39.4 °C	Port-au-Prince	10 June 1985
Papua New Guinea	39.4 °C	Lae Nadzab Airport	January 1976
Lesotho	39.4 °C	Maseru	January 1973
Sierra Leone	39.4 °C	Makeni	Unknown	Disputed record: 40.0 °C
French Guiana (France)	39.3 °C	Grand-Santi	6 November 2024
Jamaica	39.1 °C	Kingston	22 June 2019
Hong Kong (China)	39.0 °C	Wetland Park; Sheung Shui	22 August 2017; 24 July 2022
Fiji	39.0 °C	Yasawa-i-Rara	10 February 2016	Disputed record: 39.4 °C
Macau (China)	39.0 °C	Areia Preta; Ká-Hó	19 July 2005; 22 August 2017
Belarus	38.9 °C	Gomel	7 August 2010
Ecuador	38.6 °C	Putumayo; Zapotillo	January 1968; 17 March 1980
East Timor	38.5 °C	Manatuto	2019
Curaçao (Netherlands)	38.3 °C	Hato Airport	12 September 1996
Brunei	38.3 °C	Bandar Seri Begawan	28 March 1983
Suriname	38.0 °C	Zanderij	October and November 1976, 30 September 2023
Sweden	38.0 °C	Ultuna; Målilla	9 July 1933; 29 June 1947
Jersey (United Kingdom)	37.9 °C	St Saviour	18 July 2022
Latvia	37.8 °C	Ventspils	4 August 2014
Gabon	37.5 °C	Tchibanga	6 May 2008
Lithuania	37.5 °C	Zarasai	30 July 1994
Burundi	37.5 °C	Mparampo	October 1969 and October 1974
Liechtenstein	37.4 °C	Ruggell	13 August 2003
Cape Verde	37.3 °C	Praia	1 September 2004
Vanuatu	37.2 °C	Lamap Malekula	10 February 2016
Finland	37.2 °C	Liperi	29 July 2010
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)	37.2 °C	Diego Garcia	9 February 1998
Réunion (France)	37.0 °C	Pointe des Trois-Bassins	25 January 2019
Singapore	37.0 °C	Tengah; Ang Mo Kio	17 April 1983; 13 May 2023
Palau	36.7 °C	Koror	12 August 2024
Micronesia	36.7 °C	Pingelap; Pohnpei	19 May 2006; 5 November 2009
Bonaire (Netherlands)	36.7 °C	Flamingo Airport	8 August and 12 September 1998
Martinique (France)	36.6 °C	Ducos	15 September 2023	Disputed record: 37.0 °C
Dominica	36.6 °C	Canefield Airport	27 August 2023 and 6 October 2024
Guadeloupe (France)	36.6 °C	Vieux-Habitants	9 September 2019
United States Minor Outlying Islands (United States)	36.6 °C	Wake Island Airfield	15 August 2019
Mauritius	36.6 °C	Constance	January 2009
French Polynesia (France)	36.6 °C	Reao	24 November 1963	Disputed record: 37.3 °C
Mayotte (France)	36.5 °C	Coconi	6 April 2024
Aruba (Netherlands)	36.5 °C	Queen Beatrix Airport	16 September 2003, 28 August 2023
Bahamas	36.5 °C	Nassau	7 June 1998
Trinidad and Tobago	36.5 °C	Piarco Airport	25 September 1990
Samoa	36.5 °C	Asau	December 1977 and 20 January 2015
Equatorial Guinea	36.5 °C	Malabo	Between 1956 and 2015
Saint Martin (France)	36.4 °C	Quartier-d’Orleans	1 September 1981
Denmark	36.4 °C	Holstebro	10 August 1975
Seychelles	36.3 °C	Aldabra	1967 or 1968, April 2016
Comoros	36.2 °C	Hahaya Airport	12 March 2024
United States Virgin Islands (United States)	36.1 °C	Henry E. Rohlsen Airport	9 September 2023	Disputed record: 37.2 °C
Solomon Islands	36.1 °C	Honiara Airport	1 February 2010
Montserrat (United Kingdom)	36.1 °C	Plymouth	September 1930
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)	36.0 °C	Juan de Nova Island	20 January 2021
São Tomé and Príncipe	36.0 °C	São Tomé	Unknown
Nauru	35.9 °C	Yaren	Unknown	Dubious
Saint Barthélemy (France)	35.8 °C	Gustavia	24 September 2024
Wallis and Futuna (France)	35.8 °C	Maopoopo	10 January 2016
Grenada	35.7 °C	Mac Donald College	February 1998
Kiribati	35.6 °C	Canton Island	20 November 2018
Marshall Islands	35.6 °C	Utirik Atoll	24 August 2016
American Samoa (United States)	35.6 °C	Pago Pago Airport	27 February 1998 and 27 February 2024
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)	35.6 °C	Road Town	August 1993
Estonia	35.6 °C	Võru	11 August 1992
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	35.6 °C	Campden Park	June 1979
Saint Lucia	35.6 °C	Castries	18 and 19 May 1979, 8 and 9 May 1980
Guam	35.6 °C	Guam Airport	18 April 1971 and 1 April 1990
Norway	35.6 °C	Nesbyen	20 June 1970
Barbados	35.5 °C	Bridgetown	15 September 2022
Tonga	35.5 °C	Niuafoʻou	1 February 2016
Tokelau (New Zealand)	35.5 °C	Nukunonu	18 April 1982 and 13 December 2006
Cook Islands (New Zealand)	35.4 °C	Rarotonga	10 February 2014	Disputed record: 35.6 °C
Rwanda	35.4 °C	Kigali	22 February 2005
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)	35.3 °C	Owen Roberts Airport	21 July 2023
Tuvalu	35.3 °C	Nui	1 December 2000	Disputed record: 36.1 °C
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)	35.2 °C	Willis Island	9 February 2002
Maldives	35.1 °C	Hanimaadhoo	24 March 2024
Monaco	35.1 °C	Jardin Exotique	20 July 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis	35.1 °C	Basseterre	7 September 1987
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)	35.1 °C	Princess Juliana Airport	Between 1971 and 2000
Niue (New Zealand)	35.1 °C	Alofi	Unknown	Dubious
Guernsey (United Kingdom)	35.0 °C	Rocquaine Bay; Alderney Island	5 August 2003; 19 July 2016
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)	35.0 °C	Saipan Airport	20 and 25 August 1994
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)	35.0 °C	Wideawake Field (Ascension Island)	17 April 1971
Antigua and Barbuda	34.9 °C	V. C. Bird Airport	12 August 1995	Disputed record: 35.0 °C
Bermuda (United Kingdom)	34.9 °C	Hamilton	18 August 1931
Saba (Netherlands)	34.4 °C	Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport	29 August 2023, 8 September 2023
Anguilla (United Kingdom)	34.4 °C	The Valley	11 October 2015
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)	34.3 °C	Providenciales Airport	18 October 2024
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)	34.3 °C	F. D. Roosevelt Airport	9 October 2004
Ireland	33.3 °C	Kilkenny	26 June 1887
Cocos Islands (Australia)	33.2 °C	Cocos Islands Airport	3 December 2024
Christmas Island (Australia)	31.8 °C	Christmas Island Airport	30 November 1981
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)	31.4 °C	Henderson Island	February and March 1991	Disputed record: 33.7 °C
Easter Island (Chile)	31.0 °C	Easter Island	15 February 1912, 19 February 1938, 24 January 1942
Iceland	30.5 °C	Teigarhorn	22 June 1939
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)	29.6 °C	Fox Bay	22 December 2022
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)	28.9 °C	Ronaldsway Airport	12 July 1983	Disputed record: 29.6 °C
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)	28.8 °C	King Edward Point (South Georgia)	10 March 1922
Norfolk Island (Australia)	28.4 °C	Norfolk Island Airport	16 March 1990, 11 February 1996, and 4 March 2011
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)	28.3 °C	Saint-Pierre	6 July 2013
Faroe Islands (Denmark)	26.3 °C	Vágar Airport	17 July 2003
Greenland (Denmark)	25.9 °C	Maniitsoq	30 July 2013	Disputed record: 30.1 °C
Svalbard (Norway)	21.7 °C	Longyearbyen	25 July 2020
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)	21.6 °C	The Spit (Heard Island)	11 April 1992
Antarctica	19.8 °C	Signy Island (South Orkney Islands)	30 January 1982	Record for the Antarctic continent without the outlying islands: 18.4 °C
Jan Mayen (Norway)	18.1 °C	Nordlaguna	21 June 1953
Bouvet Island (Norway)	10.6 °C	Bouvet Island	14 and 15 December 2004 and 14 March 2005

Countries and territories ordered by highest temperatures ever recorded.

Lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth

Unlike the record for the hottest temperature ever registered, the question of the lowest temperature on Earth is much less controversial. This record is −89.2 °C, measured at the Vostok Station in Antarctica on July 21, 1983. Satellite measurement again showed more extreme temperatures, with a reading of −93.2 °C recorded on August 10, 2010, between Dome Argus and Dome Fuji in Antarctica. Although this record is unofficial as it was measured remotely, temperatures are believed to drop below −90 °C near the surface in this area, so this is likely to be the coldest place on Earth. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole is −82.8 °C, measured on June 23, 1982.

Location of the Vostok Station in Antarctica, where the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was measured.

Lowest temperatures ever recorded in different countries

The coldest temperature ever registered outside of Antarctica is −69.6 °C, recorded on December 22, 1991 at the Klinck weather station in the middle of the Greenland ice sheet. This is also the North American record, but similar temperatures have been recorded in Canada (−62.8 °C in Snag, Yukon, on February 3, 1947), and the United States (−62.2 °C in Prospect Creek, Alaska, on January 23, 1971). Meanwhile, the record for the contiguous United States is −56.5 °C, measured in Roger Pass, Montana, on January 20, 1954.

Before the record low temperature in Greenland was officialy certified, the coldest temperature ever registered in the Northern Hemisphere was −67.7 °C. This value was measured in Oymyakon, Siberia, Russia, on February 6, 1933, and still stands as the lowest temperature in Asia. Another place in Siberia, Verkhoyansk, saw a temperature of −67.6 °C on February 7, 1892. There has been a lot of confusion over the decades about these values as they were often both reported rounded to −68 °C, but the ones above are the correct temperatures.

Other extremely low temperatures measured in Asia include −55.3 °C in Züüngovi, Mongolia, on December 31, 1976, −53.6 °C in the Ak-Say Valley in Kyrgyzstan (date unknown), −52.2 °C in Shahrak, Afghanistan, in January 1964, and −51.6 °C in Shaymak, Tajikistan, on 3 January 1986 and in Astana, Kazakhstan, on January 5, 1893.

As mentioned earlier, China registered its hottest temperature in 2023. Curiously, the coldest temperature ever recorded in the country was also measured in 2023, with a reading of −53.0 °C near Mohe, Heilongjiang, on January 22.

Asian countries with temperature records below −40 °C are Turkey (−46.4 °C), North Korea (−43.6 °C), Armenia (−42.2 °C), Georgia (−42.0 °C), and Japan (−41.0 °C). Instead, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Singapore, which is located almost at the equator, is a mild 18.9 °C, measured on February 10, 1895, and February 28, 1902.

Russia also holds the record for the lowest temperature in Europe, with −58.1 °C registered in Ust-Shchuger on December 31, 1978. Other notable national records in the continent are −52.6 °C in Vuoggatjålme, Sweden, on February 2, 1966, −51.5 °C in Pokka, Finland, on January 28, 1999, −51.4 °C in Karasjok, Norway, on January 1, 1886, and −50.6 °C on the Pale di San Martino massif in Italy on January 7, 2022.

Several other European countries have recorded temperatures under −40 °C, such as Germany (−45.9 °C), Bosnia and Herzegovina (−43.5 °C), Estonia (−43.5 °C), Latvia (−43.2 °C), Lithuania (−42.9 °C), Switzerland (−42.5 °C), Belarus (−42.2 °C), Czech Republic (−42.2 °C), Ukraine (−41.9 °C), Slovakia (−41.0 °C), and Poland (−40.6 °C). The lowest temperatures officially measured in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom are −36.7 °C, −32.0 °C, and −27.2 °C, respectively.

The record for the coldest temperature in Africa belongs to Morocco, with −23.9 °C recorded in Ifrane on February 11, 1935. Meanwhile, the record for South America is −39.0 °C, measured in the Valle de Los Patos Superior, Argentina, on July 17, 1972. Finally, −25.6 °C have been registered in Ranfurly, New Zealand, on July 18, 1903, and this is the record for Oceania, while Australia saw a temperature of −23.0 °C in Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, on June 29, 1994.

Simlarly to what I did above, I listed countries and territories by lowest temperature ever recorded, with the same standards. However, there is one more caveat: extremely cold temperatures can often be found in very remote and high altitude places, where there are no weather stations. I mentioned some disputed records in the list, but there could be many more colder temperatures that have just not been measured. In any case, I will try to keep these two tables updated if new records are set or if I find out more reliable data.

Country/Territory	Temperature	Location	Date	Notes
Antarctica	-89.2 °C	Vostok Station	21 July 1983
Greenland (Denmark)	-69.6 °C	Klinck	22 January 1991	Lowest temperature in North America
Russia	-67.7 °C	Oymyakon	6 February 1933	Lowest temperature in Asia. Lowest temperature in Europe: -58.1 °C (Ust-Shchuger, 31 December 1978)
Canada	-62.8 °C	Snag (Yukon)	3 February 1947
United States	-62.2 °C	Prospect Creek (Alaska)	23 January 1971
Mongolia	-55.3 °C	Züüngovi	31 December 1976
Kyrgyzstan	-53.6 °C	Ak-Say Valley	Before 1996
China	-53.0 °C	Mohe	22 January 2023
Sweden	-52.6 °C	Vuoggatjålme	2 February 1966	Disputed record: -53.0 °C
Afghanistan	-52.2 °C	Shahrak	1 January 1969
Tajikistan	-51.6 °C	Shaymak	3 January 1986	Disputed record: -63.0 °C
Kazakhstan	-51.6 °C	Astana	5 January 1893
Finland	-51.5 °C	Pokka	28 January 1999
Norway	-51.4 °C	Karasjok	1 January 1886
Italy	-50.6 °C	Busa Riviera	7 January 2022
Svalbard (Norway)	-49.4 °C	Grønfjorden	28 March 1917
Turkey	-46.4 °C	Çaldıran	9 January 1990
Germany	-45.9 °C	Funtensee	24 December 2001
North Korea	-43.6 °C	Chunggang-ŭp	12 January 1933
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-43.5 °C	Veliko Polje	25 January 1963
Estonia	-43.5 °C	Jõgeva	17 January 1940
Latvia	-43.2 °C	Daugavpils	8 February 1956
Lithuania	-42.9 °C	Utena	1 February 1956
Switzerland	-42.5 °C	La Brévine	12 January 1987	Disputed record: -52.5 °C
Armenia	-42.2 °C	Paghakn	January 1964
Belarus	-42.2 °C	Slavnoe	17 January 1940
Czech Republic	-42.2 °C	Litvínovice	11 February 1929
Georgia	-42.0 °C	Kazbegi	Unknown
Ukraine	-41.9 °C	Luhansk	8 January 1935
Slovakia	-41.0 °C	Vígľaš	11 February 1929
Japan	-41.0 °C	Asahikawa	25 January 1902
Poland	-40.6 °C	Żywiec	11 February 1929	Disputed record: -41.0 °C
Uzbekistan	-39.8 °C	Qaraqalpaqstan	February 1969
Serbia	-39.5 °C	Karajukića Bunari	13 January 1985
Argentina	-39.0 °C	Valle de Los Patos Superior	17 July 1972	Lowest temperature in South America
Romania	-38.5 °C	Bod	25 January 1942
Bulgaria	-38.3 °C	Tran	25 January 1947
Iceland	-37.9 °C	Grímsstaðir	25 January 1918
Austria	-37.4 °C	Sonnblick	1 January 1905	Disputed record: -52.6 °C
Chile	-37.0 °C	Coyhaique Alto	21 June 2002	Disputed record: -40.0 °C
France	-36.7 °C	Mouthe	13 January 1968	Disputed record: -41.2 °C
Iran	-36.4 °C	Kheyrabad	29 January 1997
Moldova	-35.5 °C	Brătușeni	20 January 1963
Turkmenistan	-35.0 °C	Cheshme	1969
Hungary	-35.0 °C	Miskolctapolca	16 February 1940	Disputed record: -35.5 °C
Croatia	-34.6 °C	Gračac	13 January 2003	Disputed record: -36.0 °C
Slovenia	-34.5 °C	Babno Polje	15 and 16 February 1956 and 13 January 1968	Disputed record: -49.1 °C
India	-33.9 °C	Dras	22 March 1911	Disputed record: -45.0 °C
Montenegro	-33.4 °C	Kosanica	25 January 2022
Azerbaijan	-33.0 °C	Culfa; Ordubad	Unknown	Disputed record: -42.0 °C
South Korea	-32.6 °C	Yangpyeong	5 January 1981
Kosovo	-32.5 °C	Gjilan	25 January 1963
Spain	-32.0 °C	Estany Gento	2 February 1956	Disputed record: -35.8 °C
North Macedonia	-31.5 °C	Berovo	27 January 1954
Denmark	-31.2 °C	Hørsted	8 January 1982
Belgium	-30.1 °C	Rochefort	20 January 1940
Liechtenstein	-30.0 °C	Malbun	January 1987
Mexico	-30.0 °C	Villa Ahumada	11 January 1962
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)	-29.8 °C	Thule Island (South Sandwich Islands)	31 July and 13 and 14 August 1995
Albania	-29.0 °C	Shtyllës	9 January 2017
Jan Mayen (Norway)	-28.4 °C	Olonkinbyen	23 February 1963
Peru	-28.2 °C	Macusani	6 July 1968
Greece	-27.8 °C	Ptolemaida	27 February 1963	Disputed record: -35.3 °C
Netherlands	-27.4 °C	Winterswijk	27 January 1942
Andorra	-27.3 °C	Grau Roig	9 January 1985	Disputed record: -34.0 °C
United Kingdom	-27.2 °C	Braemar (Scotland); Altnaharra (Scotland)	11 February 1895 and 10 January 1982; 30 December 1995
Pakistan	-26.0 °C	Astore	24 and 25 December 1910
Bolivia	-25.7 °C	Uyuni	7 August 1946
New Zealand	-25.6 °C	Ranfurly	17 July 1903	Lowest temperature in Oceania
Luxembourg	-24.6 °C	Wiltz	22 January 1942
Morocco	-23.9 °C	Ifrane	11 February 1935	Lowest temperature in Africa
Australia	-23.0 °C	Charlotte Pass	29 June 1994
Lebanon	-22.7 °C	Yammoune	20 January 1964
Nepal	-22.5 °C	Lomangtang	Unknown	Disputed record: -45.0 °C
Syria	-22.0 °C	Tell Tamer	16 January 1950
Tanzania	-22.0 °C	Mount Kilimanjaro	Unknown	Dubious
Lesotho	-20.4 °C	Letseng-la-Terae	12 June 1967
South Africa	-20.1 °C	Buffelsfontein	23 August 2013
Algeria	-20.0 °C	Batna	4 January 1945
Ireland	-19.1 °C	Markree Castle	16 January 1881
Kenya	-19.0 °C	Mount Kenya	Unknown	Dubious
Bouvet Island (Norway)	-18.7 °C	Bouvet Island	9 September 2005
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)	-18.7 °C	Saint-Pierre	4 Feburary 1975	Disputed record: -22.5 °C
Taiwan	-18.4 °C	Yushan North Peak	31 January 1970	Territory disputed between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China
San Marino	-18.0 °C	Serravalle	12 January 1985
Iraq	-17.6 °C	Mosul	24 January 1911
Cyprus	-16.0 °C	Mount Olympus	January 1964
Portugal	-16.0 °C	Miranda do Douro; Penhas da Saúde	16 January 1945; 4 February 1954
Bhutan	-14.5 °C	Namjeyling	17 January 2011
Ecuador	-14.2 °C	El Refugio	Unknown
Jordan	-14.0 °C	Shobak	26 January 1992	Disputed record: -16.0 °C
Brazil	-14.0 °C	Caçador	11 June 1952
Israel	-13.7 °C	Beit Netofa Valley	7 February 1950	Record for the internationally recognized territory of Israel. Record for the occupied Golan Heights: -14.2 °C.
Faroe Islands (Denmark)	-13.5 °C	Tórshavn	14 January 1918
Venezuela	-12.0 °C	Pico Piedras Blancas	15 January 2010	Dubious
Saudi Arabia	-12.0 °C	Turaif	February 1950
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)	-11.7 °C	Douglas	9 and 12 February 1895
Guatemala	-11.5 °C	Olintepeque	10 January 2002
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)	-11.2 °C	Stanley Harbour	19 June 1883
Vietnam	-11.0 °C	Fansipan	24 January 2016
Colombia	-11.0 °C	Páramo de Berlín	24 December 1974
Uruguay	-11.0 °C	Melo	14 June 1967
Jersey (United Kingdom)	-10.9 °C	Jersey Airport	20 January 1963
Botswana	-10.6 °C	Tsabong	30 July 1953
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)	-10.6 °C	Atlas Cove (Heard Island)	2 August 1949
Namibia	-10.5 °C	Stampriet	2 August 1974
Oman	-9.7 °C	Jebel Shams	20 January 2015
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)	-9.5 °C	Port-aux-Français (Kerguelen)	11 August 2014
Zimbabwe	-9.5 °C	Matobo	July 1968
Indonesia	-9.0 °C	Dieng Plateau	24 June 2019	Dubious
Guernsey (United Kingdom)	-9.0 °C	Alderney Island	13 January 1987
Costa Rica	-9.0 °C	Mount Chirripó	21 February 1971
Tunisia	-9.0 °C	Borj El Khadra	22 December 1940
Libya	-9.0 °C	Hun	10 January 1938
Egypt	-8.8 °C	Nekhel	16 January 2008	Disputed record: -15.0 °C
Palestine	-8.6 °C	Hebron	February 1898	Record for the area governed by the Palestinian National Authority
Madagascar	-8.5 °C	Nanokely	23 July 1963 and August 1964	Disputed record: -16.0 °C
Ethiopia	-8.0 °C	Debre Birhan	10 December 2013	Disputed record: -15.0 °C
Zambia	-8.0 °C	Nalisa	10 July 1898
Dominican Republic	-7.6 °C	Valle Nuevo	14 December 2022	Disputed record: -8.0 °C
Paraguay	-7.5 °C	Prats Gill	13 July 2000
Vatican City	-7.2 °C	Rome Macao	7 January 1985	Values from Macao and Collegio Romano in Rome, Italy, are used for Vatican City
Chad	-7.0 °C	Trou au Natron	Before 1976
Eswatini	-6.7 °C	Big Bend	Before 1992
Malawi	-6.7 °C	Chelinda	Unknown
El Salvador	-6.1 °C	Cerro El Pital	11 January 1956
Hong Kong (China)	-6.0 °C	Tai Mo Shan	24 January 2016
Myanmar	-6.0 °C	Hakha	30 December 1990, February 2008, 29 January 2022, and 17 January 2023
Yemen	-5.8 °C	Sanaa	Unknown
United Arab Emirates	-5.4 °C	Jebel Jais	3 February 2017
Monaco	-5.2 °C	Jardin Exotique	10 February 1986
Thailand	-5.0 °C	Doi Inthanon	21 December 2017	Disputed record: -8.0 °C
Réunion (France)	-5.0 °C	Gite de Bellecombe	10 September 1975
Kuwait	-4.8 °C	Al Salmi	3 January 2009
Angola	-4.1 °C	Bicuari National Park	21 July 2016
Eritrea	-4.0 °C	Asmara	Unknown
Somalia	-3.5 °C	Erigavo	Unknown	In the disputed territory of Somaliland
Laos	-3.3 °C	Xiangkhoang	25 December 1999
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)	-2.9 °C	Gibraltar	3 February 1907
Mozambique	-2.8 °C	Mauè	17 July 1947
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)	-2.7 °C	Gough Island	29 August 1967
Sri Lanka	-2.7 °C	Nuwara Eliya	8 February 1914
Cameroon	-2.7 °C	Fako Peak	Unknown	Dubious
Niger	-2.4 °C	Bilma	13 January 1995
Papua New Guinea	-2.3 °C	Tambul	3 September 1982	Dubious
Philippines	-2.0 °C	Mount Pulag	28 December 2015	Disputed record: -8.0 °C
Macau (China)	-1.8 °C	Fortaleza do Monte	26 January 1948
Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.5 °C	Sakania	11 June 1949
Sudan	-1.0 °C	Zalingei	December 1961 and January 1962
Honduras	-0.6 °C	La Esperanza	17 February 1956
Mali	0.5 °C	Kidal	1 February 1928
Cuba	0.6 °C	Bainoa	18 February 1996
Jamaica	0.7 °C	Blue Mountain Peak	February 1893
Haiti	1.0 °C	Seguin	8 December 1957
Mauritania	1.0 °C	Bir Moghrein	27 and 31 December 1946
East Timor	1.0 °C	Hatu-Builico	Unknown
Malta	1.2 °C	Valletta	19 February 1895	Disputed record: -1.7 °C
Guinea	1.4 °C	Mali	January 2009
Qatar	1.5 °C	Abu Samra	5 February 2017
Bangladesh	1.7 °C	Srimangal	31 January 1964	Disputed record: 1.1 °C
Panama	2.0 °C	Bajo Grande	24 December 1978, 9 January 1987, 12 March 1994, and 20 February 1995
New Caledonia (France)	2.3 °C	Bourail	17 June 1965
Western Sahara	2.8 °C	Laayoune	20 December 1967	Territory disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Bahrain	2.8 °C	Muharraq	20 January 1964
Nigeria	2.8 °C	Potiskum	8 January 1957
Uganda	2.8 °C	Kabale	15 August 1936	Disputed record: -7.7 °C
Bahamas	3.0 °C	Freeport	20 January 1977
Central African Republic	3.1 °C	Birao	19 January 1956
South Sudan	3.6 °C	Raga	Unknown
Belize	4.0 °C	Sibun Hill	December 1968
Senegal	4.2 °C	Diourbel	January 1947
Burundi	4.6 °C	Gisozi	8 August 1962	Disputed record: -0.9 °C
Burkina Faso	5.0 °C	Markoye	January 1975	Disputed record: -2.9 °C
Bermuda (United Kingdom)	5.0 °C	Fort George	4 February 1955
Cape Verde	5.0 °C	Monte Velha	March 1943
Nicaragua	5.5 °C	Estelí	December 1975
Ivory Coast	6.0 °C	Man	10 and 11 January 1957
Sierra Leone	6.1 °C	Yengema	Unknown
Norfolk Island (Australia)	6.2 °C	Norfolk Island Airport	29 July 1953
Fiji	6.5 °C	Nadrau	14 August 1986 and 20 July 1987
Mauritius	6.5 °C	Belle Rive	20 July 1986
Ghana	6.7 °C	Bui	Unknown
Cambodia	7.0 °C	Mondulkiri; Ratanakiri; Preah Vihear	29 January 2007
Guinea-Bissau	7.0 °C	Farim	31 January 1961
Rwanda	7.0 °C	Ruhondo	August 1909
Easter Island (Chile)	7.2 °C	Mataveri Airport	29 July 1997
United States Minor Outlying Islands (United States)	7.2 °C	Sand Island (Midway Atoll)	26 March 1975
Puerto Rico (United States)	7.2 °C	Garza	24 March 1955	Disputed record: 4.4 °C
Gambia	7.2 °C	Banjul	Between 1945 and 1959	Disputed record: 4.0 °C
Malaysia	7.8 °C	Tanah Rata	1 February 1978	Disputed record: 0.6 °C
Liberia	7.8 °C	Masambolahun	January 1925
Equatorial Guinea	8.0 °C	Moka	Unknown
Vanuatu	8.5 °C	Bauerfield Airport	24 July 1986
French Polynesia (France)	8.5 °C	Rapa Iti	5 September 1972
Benin	8.5 °C	Kandi	12 January 1957
Tonga	8.7 °C	Fuaʻamotu Airport	8 September 1994
São Tomé and Príncipe	8.7 °C	Monte Café	Unknown
Cook Islands (New Zealand)	8.9 °C	Rarotonga	August 1965
Congo	8.9 °C	Sibiti	28 July 1954
Guadeloupe (France)	9.8 °C	Saint-Claude	December 1996	Dubious
Togo	9.8 °C	Kpalimé	28 January 1911
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)	10.0 °C	Adamstown	11 September 1974
Gabon	10.0 °C	Mékambo	30 July 1964
Samoa	10.5 °C	Afiamalu	Unknown
Niue (New Zealand)	10.6 °C	Hanan Airport	25 July 2008
United States Virgin Islands (United States)	10.6 °C	Anna’s Hope	31 January 1954
Djibouti	11.0 °C	Dikhil	18 December 2010
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)	11.1 °C	Owen Roberts Airport	11 February 1968
Martinique (France)	12.1 °C	Champflore	11 December 2022
Guyana	13.0 °C	Kaieteur Falls	January 2004
Grenada	13.0 °C	Grand Etang	December 1992	Dubious
Comoros	13.6 °C	Moroni	Unknown
Suriname	14.3 °C	Zanderij	Unknown
Mayotte (France)	14.5 °C	Vahibé	13 July 2010
French Guiana (France)	14.8 °C	Saül	13 October 1975
Barbados	15.0 °C	Gibbons Boggs	January 1980
Trinidad and Tobago	15.0 °C	Penal	January 1977 and February 1978
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)	15.6 °C	Road Town	January 1993
Saint Lucia	15.6 °C	Castries	20 April 1954
Saint Barthélemy (France)	15.6 °C	Gustavia	December 1949
Antigua and Barbuda	15.6 °C	St. John’s	November 1925
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)	16.0 °C	Providenciales Airport	25 January 2005
Micronesia	16.1 °C	Pohnpei	23 January 2000
Dominica	16.1 °C	Douglas–Charles Airport	February 1978	Disputed record: 13.9 °C
Tuvalu	16.1 °C	Funafuti	Between 1936 and 2000
Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.1 °C	Basseterre	Unknown
Christmas Island (Australia)	16.2 °C	Christmas Island Airport	11 July 1978	Disputed record: 14.1 °C
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)	16.4 °C	F. D. Roosevelt Airport	26 February 2002
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)	16.4 °C	Willis Island	5 August 1930
Solomon Islands	16.6 °C	Honiara Airport	10 August 1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16.7 °C	Kingstown	December 1949
Montserrat (United Kingdom)	16.7 °C	Plymouth	February 1937
Saint Martin (France)	17.0 °C	Quartier-d’Orleans	20 January 1976
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)	17.0 °C	Princess Juliana Airport	3 January 1955
Curaçao (Netherlands)	17.0 °C	Willemstad	9 March 1933
American Samoa (United States)	17.2 °C	Pago Pago Airport	2 September 1970
Seychelles	17.5 °C	Aldabra	Between 1949 and 1978
Wallis and Futuna (France)	17.6 °C	Mala’etoli	1 June 1987
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)	17.8 °C	Pagan; Saipan	8 March 1973; 27 January 1983
Anguilla (United Kingdom)	17.9 °C	The Valley	7 April 2003
Maldives	18.2 °C	Hanimaadhoo	23 December 2002
Cocos Islands (Australia)	18.3 °C	Cocos Islands Airport	6 August 1979
Guam	18.3 °C	Guam Airport	8 February 1973
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)	18.3 °C	Diego Garcia	Between 1951 and 1993
Brunei	18.4 °C	Bandar Seri Begawan	13 January 1985
Bonaire (Netherlands)	18.9 °C	Flamingo Airport	Between 1971 and 2000	Disputed record: 16.4 °C
Singapore	18.9 °C	Singapore	10 February 1895 and 28 February 1902
Aruba (Netherlands)	19.0 °C	Queen Beatrix Airport	30 January 1976
Tokelau (New Zealand)	19.0 °C	Fakaofo	September 1947
Palau	19.4 °C	Nekken Forestry	27 December 1994, 29 and 30 January 1995, 25 and 26 February 1996
Kiribati	20.0 °C	Banaba	13 February 1983
Saba (Netherlands)	20.0 °C	The Bottom	Between 1971 and 2000
Marshall Islands	20.0 °C	Jaluit Airport; Kwajalein; Majuro	18 January 1957; 4 January 1979 and 28 September 1984; 28 November 1991
Nauru	20.3 °C	Yaren	Unknown

Countries and territories ordered by lowest temperatures ever recorded.

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