You think the UK is hot? Well it's (surprisingly) not as hot as these places

The Great British summertime is enjoying something of a high point this week with balmy temperatures spreading across the country.

No doubt the seaside resorts of Brighton (25°c) and Blackpool (23°c) will be busily preparing for the coming hordes of pasty bodies this weekend.

But before you go basking in unbridled ultra-violet perhaps it’s worth bearing in mind that the people who live in these places are (surprisingly) having it even better than we are…

Vladivostok, Russia: 25°

Moscow, Russia: 28°

Winnipeg, Canada: 28°

Kiev, Ukraine: 29°

Warsaw, Poland: 29°

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: 29°

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