Benchmark · Water, air & food

Very hot days (over 35°C) by country

Days in the year when the highest temperature passed 35°C, averaged over the country (ERA5 reanalysis, World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal). Heat raises the risk of illness and death.

In days a year. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Very hot days (over 35°C) (days a year). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Days a year, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1MaliAfrica · 2023233.8
  2. 2NigerAfrica · 2023219.6
  3. 3SudanAfrica · 2023212.0
  4. 4Burkina FasoAfrica · 2023201.2
  5. 5UAEMiddle East · 2023176.9
  6. 6QatarMiddle East · 2023166.2
  7. 7Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 2023163.0
  8. 8IraqMiddle East · 2023141.2
  9. 9NigeriaAfrica · 2023123.9
  10. 10YemenMiddle East · 2023119.9
  11. 11PakistanAPAC · 2023109.3
  12. 12EgyptAfrica · 2023107.3
  13. 13GhanaAfrica · 202396.3
  14. 14AustraliaAPAC · 202384.8
  15. 15SyriaMiddle East · 202384.0
  16. 16IndiaAPAC · 202374.1
  17. 17JordanMiddle East · 202372.2
  18. 18ThailandAPAC · 202362.4
  19. 19KenyaAfrica · 202358.9
  20. 20MoroccoAfrica · 202358.5
  21. 21AfghanistanAPAC · 202354.5
  22. 22EthiopiaAfrica · 202354.4
  23. 23MexicoLatin America · 202351.2
  24. 24BrazilLatin America · 202350.9
  25. 25PalestineMiddle East · 202348.3
  26. 26BangladeshAPAC · 202344.9
  27. 27MyanmarAPAC · 202343.6
  28. 28MozambiqueAfrica · 202332.0
  29. 29South AfricaAfrica · 202328.2
  30. 30SpainEurope · 202319.7
  31. 31ZambiaAfrica · 202318.5
  32. 32USNorth America · 202318.0
  33. 33DR CongoAfrica · 202314.7
  34. 34NepalAPAC · 202313.4
  35. 35UgandaAfrica · 20238.9
  36. 36ChinaAPAC · 20238.4
  37. 37MalawiAfrica · 20237.8
  38. 38ItalyEurope · 20235.7
  39. 39IndonesiaAPAC · 20235.6
  40. 40TanzaniaAfrica · 20235.1
  41. 41MalaysiaAPAC · 20235.0
  42. 42HaitiLatin America · 20234.5
  43. 43PhilippinesAPAC · 20233.4
  44. 44LebanonMiddle East · 20232.9
  45. 45EcuadorLatin America · 20232.5
  46. 46FranceEurope · 20232.3
  47. 47Hong KongAPAC · 20231.6
  48. 48JapanAPAC · 20231.5
  49. 49RussiaEurope · 20230.8
  50. 50GermanyEurope · 20230.1
  51. 51CanadaNorth America · 20230.1
  52. 52New ZealandAPAC · 20230.0
  53. 53SingaporeAPAC · 20230.0
  54. 54UKEurope · 20230.0

Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Very hot days (over 35°C) (days a year), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Very hot days (over 35°C) by country, latest year. Data: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/hot-days

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