Which has higher heat index 35, Morocco or United States?

Morocco, at 3.45 against 2.47 in United States as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heat Index 35. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs United States: Heat Index 35

Morocco

3.45

in 2024

United States

2.47

in 2024

Morocco rank

78th

United States rank

81st

Heat Index 35 over time

Morocco
United States

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 3.45 against 2.47 in United States, a difference of 0.98.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Morocco ranks 78th and United States ranks 81st of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.103	0.175	0.072	United States
1970s	0.1467	0.2011	0.0544	United States
1980s	0.292	0.518	0.226	United States
1990s	0.55	0.564	0.014	United States
2000s	1.01	0.538	0.469	Morocco
2010s	1.42	1.22	0.191	Morocco
2020s	2.6	2.18	0.426	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher heat index 35, Morocco or United States?: Morocco, at 3.45 against 2.47 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in heat index 35 between Morocco and United States?: 0.98, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Morocco and United States rank globally for heat index 35?: Morocco ranks 78th and United States ranks 81st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heat Index 35. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Heat Index 35
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,848 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.