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Hottest Countries with Exceptions

Most of the world's hottest countries are in Africa, or Oceania, or in the Caribbean Sea. Can you name the hottest countries that AREN'T?
Average yearly temperature, 1991-2020. Source.
Barbados is technically not in the Caribbean Sea. We filled it in to be nice.
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First submittedOctober 14, 2016
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°C
Continent
Country
28.2
Asia
Maldives
28.2
Asia
United Arab Emirates
28.1
Asia
Qatar
27.9
Asia
Brunei
27.7
Asia
Bahrain
27.7
Asia
Oman
27.6
Asia
Singapore
27.6
Asia
Sri Lanka
27.4
Asia
Cambodia
27.0
Asia
Thailand
26.7
Asia
Philippines
°C
Continent
Country
26.6
North America
Barbados
26.6
Asia
Malaysia
26.5
Asia
Kuwait
26.2
Asia
Indonesia
26.1
North America
Belize
26.1
North America
Nicaragua
26.1
North America
Panama
26.1
Asia
Yemen
26.4
South America
Guyana
26.7
South America
Suriname
25.9
South America
Venezuela
PauloMX
+4
Level 66
Mar 4, 2020
100% correct at the first time AND! no cheating :)
alexh32
+28
Level 59
Mar 7, 2020
Your medal will be delivered to you shortly
tw4816
+1
Level 54
Mar 26, 2020
same
SIMSAMTIMTAM
+1
Level 46
Mar 29, 2020
I did the same, very surprised with myself!
IsleAuHaulte
+13
Level 89
Mar 4, 2020
Saudi Arabia, you never fail to disappoint.
Tramp
+3
Level 76
Mar 4, 2020
Could somebody explain how Saudi Arabia is not on this list? You have a bunch of neighbouring coastal countries here, and I would have assumed that the interior of Saudi Arabia would be even hotter. Is it because they experience lower temperatures at night or something?
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Mar 5, 2020
I think you answered your own question. Saudi Arabia is almost on the list but not quite.
Tramp
+1
Level 76
Jul 25, 2022
Two years later, but honestly, that's pretty shocking to me. I wouldn't have been surprised if it were #1 in the world, let alone on this quiz.
JWatson24
+1
Level 71
May 5, 2023
Also, it's such a big country so I assume that parts of it may be cooler than others. I guarantee you that India has individual states that would be up here, but it's balanced by cooler regions like mountains and coastal areas.
saksham19
+1
Level 36
Jan 15, 2024
Saudi Arabia has a lot of montains in its western region called Hejas so i am guessing it is cause of that(as its average temp)
idontkn1
+1
Level 90
Mar 6, 2020
Really shows how much colder the Pacific Ocean is than the Atlantic Ocean in the Americas. Colombia and Ecuador aren't on the list but every country except one on the Atlantic side of South America is. The only countries of Central America are the two with the longest ratio of Atlantic to Pacific coastline. Probably helps that the mountains are on the Pacific side too.
angrobper14
+5
Level 84
Mar 6, 2020
Humboldt Current is the name you're looking for (at least in South America). This cold current makes cities like Lima, Peru, have a cooler climate than cities in the same latitude. It also works with the South Pacific High (an anticyclone) to create the Atacama Desert
ander217
+1
Level 75
Mar 25, 2020
Interesting new information for me. Thank you.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Mar 25, 2020
The Pacific is far warmer in the U.S. and Canada. At 60° North Anchorage is generally warmer than the Maritimes at 45° North getting blasted by the Labrador current coming down from the Arctic. Conversely, the water flows north into the Arctic around Alaska keeping it much warmer than the same latitude in the east.
fuanacdc
+1
Level 84
Mar 6, 2020
Belize seems out of place. Must be air currents in the area that push air off the gulf? Wouldn't Honduras also be impacted by that though?
PeregrineFalcon
+10
Level 76
Mar 6, 2020
Maybe because Belize, unlike Honduras, doesn't have mountains, which result in cooler areas.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Mar 25, 2020
bingo.
Karamchand
+2
Level 49
Mar 25, 2020
So many countries I'd never live in
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 89
Mar 25, 2020
Some of these places I probably wouldn’t mind staying for maybe a week or two.
dogmeat
+1
Level 67
Mar 25, 2020
I completely forgot central america :(
ddddan
+2
Level 81
Mar 25, 2020
Had to check Bahamas, not being physically in the Caribbean and all ;) It's 24.85 (so not on the list), sandwiched in between Nicaragua and Costa Rica
EytanMelech
+1
Level 67
Mar 27, 2020
I don't know why, but every time I enter in all the gulf states, I skip over the UAE.
11level360
+1
Level 50
May 5, 2020
I always skip over Kuwait
ananjon
+1
Level 66
Aug 4, 2020
Me too
anonimous
+3
Level 57
Jan 15, 2021
I don't believe this source. There's NO WAY average temperature in Belize is hotter than Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel. NO WAY
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 17, 2022
The data originally comes from the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia.
pctjunkie
+11
Level 89
Jul 17, 2022
But he capitalized no way twice. Isn't that proof enough?
TenThousand
+3
Level 76
Jul 18, 2022
Since thumbnails are usually clues, it's surprising to see Chile missing from this list.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Oct 20, 2022
Supposedly the name of the plant is unrelated to the country. Where I live we call them chili with an i at the end. They're hot, that's the clue.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 65
Oct 20, 2023
r/woooosh
QatariFerrari
+1
Level 89
Jul 21, 2022
Uh, do you mean The Bahamas rather than Barbados? Because Barbados is definitely in the Caribbean Sea.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 21, 2022
The quiz is correct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea

"Note that, although Barbados is an island on the same continental shelf, it is considered to be in the Atlantic Ocean rather than the Caribbean Sea."

EconomicSnake
+1
Level 67
Aug 2, 2023
Taiwan probably wouldn't have made the list, but I'm curious; the dataset omits it.
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