39 breeds
Best chickens for hot & humid climates
In a hot climate the goal flips: birds need to shed heat, not hold it. These breeds tend toward leaner frames and larger combs that radiate warmth, and they keep their appetite — and their laying — through a brutal summer.
1Golden Comet🌱Heat-tolerant · 250–320 eggs/yrUnited States2ISA Brown🌱Heat-tolerant · 280–320 eggs/yrFrance3White Leghorn🌱Heat-tolerant · 260–320 eggs/yrItaly4Black Sex Link🌱Heat-tolerant · 250–300 eggs/yrUnited States5Rhode Island Red🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–300 eggs/yrUnited States6AnconaHeat-tolerant · 220–280 eggs/yrItaly7Australorp🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–280 eggs/yrAustralia8Barred Plymouth Rock🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–280 eggs/yrUnited States9Delaware🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–280 eggs/yrUnited States10Easter Egger🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–280 eggs/yrUnited States11Dominique🌱Heat-tolerant · 180–260 eggs/yrUnited States12Ameraucana🌱Heat-tolerant · 180–250 eggs/yrUnited States13Rhode Island White🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–250 eggs/yrUnited States14Holland🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–240 eggs/yrUnited States15New Hampshire🌱Heat-tolerant · 200–240 eggs/yrUnited States16Cream Legbar🌱Heat-tolerant · 180–230 eggs/yrEngland17HamburgHeat-tolerant · 150–220 eggs/yrNetherlands and Germany18MinorcaHeat-tolerant · 170–220 eggs/yrSpain19Welsummer🌱Heat-tolerant · 160–220 eggs/yrNetherlands20Buckeye🌱Heat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrUnited States21CampineHeat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrBelgium22LakenvelderHeat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrGermany and the Netherlands23Langshan🌱Heat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrChina24Naked Neck (Turken)🌱Heat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrTransylvania (Romania)25Polish🌱Heat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrNetherlands26SeramaHeat-tolerant · 150–200 eggs/yrMalaysia27VorwerkHeat-tolerant · 150–190 eggs/yrGermany28AndalusianHeat-tolerant · 150–180 eggs/yrSpain29Appenzeller SpitzhaubenHeat-tolerant · 150–180 eggs/yrSwitzerland30AraucanaHeat-tolerant · 140–180 eggs/yrChile31Java🌱Heat-tolerant · 150–180 eggs/yrUnited States32Sicilian ButtercupHeat-tolerant · 140–180 eggs/yrItaly33Old English GameHeat-tolerant · 100–160 eggs/yrEngland34PhoenixHeat-tolerant · 60–120 eggs/yrGermany35Silkie🌱Heat-tolerant · 100–120 eggs/yrChina36SumatraHeat-tolerant · 100–120 eggs/yrIndonesia37SultanHeat-tolerant · 50–100 eggs/yrTurkey38YokohamaHeat-tolerant · 60–100 eggs/yrGermany39SebrightHeat-tolerant · 60–80 eggs/yrEngland
How this list is built: Every breed here is rated heat-tolerant in our profiles, ranked by annual egg production. It updates automatically as we add breeds — no hand-picking.
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