Is Phoenix, Arizona is the hottest place in America?

Two major cities contend for the title of hottest city in the United States. The city that comes out on top depends on how you measure heat. Phoenix Arizona excels at extreme hot weather. It consistently ranks number one for the most days a year when temperatures rise above 89 °F or 99 °F. read more

Phoenix, Arizona, has dry heat and can get hot yet, if you haven't been in the dry heat before then it can be the hottest place in america and still humidity is heat too and that is it’s own thing; so, Phoenix, Arizona, maybe hot in its own way and still, hot is hot. read more

Miami challenges Phoenix for top spot on hottest year-round temperatures. Miami doesn't get regular 100-degree weather. But the southern Florida city stays hot enough all year to run an average mean temperature that's a couple of degrees above Phoenix's. read more

Here's how the data stack up for ranking the hottest places in America. Places With Highest Temperatures. North America's highest temperature ever recorded is 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius), which occurred at Death Valley, California on July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch. read more