Where is the hottest place in the world in May?
Actually, the Indian subcontinent (especially the central and northwestern desert areas) tends to be the hottest in May. Iraq and the rest of the Middle East experience average daytime temperatures of around 38-40 C in May, so that 45 C reading is a bit unusual this early in the summer. Parts of India experience average May high temperatures well over 40 C, beating both the Sahara and the Arabian deserts. By June, these two deserts easily rank #1 as the hottest places in the world and maintain this rank well into September. Monsoonal rains arrive in India in June and demote it to beyond the top 10. Average temperatures are more important than extreme values. I have lived in the Middle East and there is absolutely no comparison with Arizona or Nevada. The U.S deserts get occasional summer cooling (even if it ‘cools’ to just 38 C), but the Middle East desert countries get NONE. Average summer temperatures in Kuwait are slightly higher than they are in Death Valley. In Kuwait, for example
