After France recorded its hottest June day on record on Tuesday and the UK reached a record 36.4°C on Thursday, Luxembourg could soon follow suit. Meteorologists in France made the comparison between some its cities and some of the hottest places on the planet, so we thought we'd do the same.
Using Kachelmann's weather station comparison tool and taking the highest prediction for Saturday's peak temperature, we can compare Luxembourg's extraordinary heat to some of the hottest average June temperatures on earth.
Mondorf-les-Bains could see one the highest temperature of all, with predictions reaching 40.4°C. Putting the spa town on par with Kuwait City, one of the hottest capital cities on the planet, where summer days regularly climb past the 40°C mark.
The City of Dudelange, down south, could be set to hit the infamous 40°C degree barrier, which is comparable to a day in the Arabian Desert in Dubai, where temperatures often hit intense temperatures.
Echternach in the east, isn't far behind, with a potential high of 39.8°C, slotting in alongside the kind of heat residents of Doha, Qatar, experience as a matter of course through June.
Luxembourg City itself could reach 39.5°C, a figure that wouldn't look out of place in Phoenix, Arizona – one of the hottest major cities in the United States, where summer visitors are warned to avoid the midday sun entirely.
Even the towns expected to see comparatively 'lower' highs aren't far removed from desert conditions. Clervaux's predicted 37.9°C and Rambrouch's 37.4°C both sit close to the kind of summer heat found in Turpan, largely seen as the hottest city in China.
Taken together, the figures paint a striking picture: for one day, parts of Luxembourg could feel less like Western Europe and more like the deserts of the Gulf or the American Southwest. However, as mentioned before, these are all the highest predictions possible, hence it is to be taken with a pinch of salt, but one thing is for certain it's going to be hot.
