How hot is your city compared with the rest of the world?

Al Jazeera analyses 20 years of climate data from more than 1,200 cities around the world. Here is what we found.

Earlier this month, data released by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA) showed that the last month was the Earth’s hottest June since global record-keeping began in 1850.

June 2024 was not just too hot, but the 13th consecutive month that a global heat record was broken.

Heatwaves have become more frequent and cities are experiencing more days above 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).

But where does the mercury rise the highest and how does your city compare with the rest of the world?

In the following infographic series, Al Jazeera ranks the hottest temperatures recorded in more than 1,200 cities around the world between 2004 and 2023.

If you have never experienced 50C (122F) or even 40C (104F) heat, it is difficult to grasp just how hot that feels.

Of the 1,283 cities we analysed, 585 recorded a maximum temperature greater than 40C (104F), with 19 reaching a high of at least 50C (122F).

With that in mind, how do you think your city ranks?

Select your nearest city, and then drag the slider to guess.

Over the past 20 years, the highest temperatures were recorded in just five cities across four countries across the Middle East:

These cities fall along the Tropic of Cancer, an imaginary line located approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator that receives the most amount of direct sunlight.

Moreover, they are all located in the desert and very close to sea level where heat radiates.

The Iranian city of Ahvaz has recorded the highest temperature seven times over the past 20 years, consistently exceeding 50C.

Only 120km (75 miles) away, in Iraq’s Basra, temperatures have hit