Europe's Hottest Cities in Summer

Europe's hottest cities during summer are concentrated in the southeast. These include Athens, Podgorica, Rome and Tirana. On a typical summer day, they all have temperatures that reach above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

Here you'll find lists of Europe's major cities with the warmest climates during summer, including rankings for the hottest five cities in Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern Europe. The ratings are based on the averages of daily maximum temperatures for June, July and August.

These weather rankings are for 68 major European cities which include national capitals plus cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people. You can also see the full list of European cities and their monthly temperatures that these ratings are based on.

Average daily summer temperatures for the ten hottest major European cities.

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
87.3	30.7	Athens, Greece	71.4	21.9
87.0	30.6	Podgorica, Montenegro	66.7	19.3
86.8	30.4	Rome, Italy	61.1	16.2
86.4	30.2	Tirana, Albania	61.1	16.2
85.3	29.6	Valletta, Malta	68.7	20.4
85.3	29.6	Madrid, Spain	63.0	17.2
84.4	29.1	Skopje, Macedonia	59.7	15.4
84.2	29.0	Marseille, France	65.0	18.3
84.1	29.0	Naples, Italy	64.5	18.0
83.4	28.6	Istanbul, Turkey	67.3	19.6

Summer's Hottest Cities in European Regions

While Southern European cities dominate the list of ten hottest during summer, some cities to the east and west feel nearly as sweltering.

In Western Europe, cities with top summer temperatures are mainly found in France. Summer days in Marseille, Lyon and Nice typically heat up to the high 20s Celsius (above 79 °F). Similar temperatures also occur to the east in Russia at Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd, along with Bucharest in Romania.

Meanwhile, Northern Europe's warmest cities in summer manage daily highs that average just over 20 °C (68 °F).

Western Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Western Europe's five hottest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
84.2	29.0	Marseille, France	65.0	18.3
79.7	26.5	Lyon, France	60.0	15.6
79.6	26.4	Nice, France	67.0	19.4
77.9	25.5	Vienna, Austria	59.4	15.2
75.7	24.3	Paris, France	59.2	15.1

Northern Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Northern Europe's five hottest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
70.9	21.6	Vilnius, Lithuania	52.8	11.5
69.8	21.0	Stockholm, Sweden	54.4	12.5
69.6	20.9	Helsinki, Finland	52.0	11.1
69.6	20.9	Riga, Latvia	52.8	11.5
69.2	20.7	Oslo, Norway	52.5	11.4

Eastern Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Eastern Europe's five hottest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
82.7	28.2	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	61.8	16.6
82.5	28.0	Bucharest, Romania	58.8	14.9
82.5	28.0	Volgograd, Russia	63.0	17.2
79.3	26.3	Budapest, Hungary	60.4	15.8
78.9	26.0	Bratislava, Slovakia	57.3	14.0

Southern Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Southern Europe's five hottest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
87.3	30.7	Athens, Greece	71.4	21.9
87.0	30.6	Podgorica, Montenegro	66.7	19.3
86.8	30.4	Rome, Italy	61.1	16.2
86.4	30.2	Tirana, Albania	61.1	16.2
85.3	29.6	Valletta, Malta	68.7	20.4