Drilling　is　regarded　as　the　most　complex　manufacturing　process　compared　with　other　conventional　machining　processes.　During　the drilling　process,　most　of　the　energy　consumed　in　metal　cutting　is　converted　to　heat　and　increases　temperature　considerably.　The　resulting　thermal　phenomena　are　important　since　they　influence　the　mode　of　deformation,　the　final　metallurgical　state　of　the　machined　surface,　and　the　rate　of　tool　wear.　Hence,　understanding　the　temperature　characteristics　in　the drilling　process　is　crucial　for　enhancing　the　drill　performance　and　process　efficiency.　Extensive　efforts　have　been　conducted　to　measure　and　control　the　drilling　tool　temperature　successively.　However,　very　few　studies　have　been　conducted　from　a　comprehensive　perspective　to　review　all　the　efforts.　To　address　this　gap　in　the　literature,　a　rigorous　review　concerning　the　state-of-the-art　results　and　advances　in　drilling　tool　temperature　is　presented　in　this　paper　by　referring　to　the　wide　comparisons　among　literature　analyses.　The　multiple　aspects　of　drilling　tool　temperature　are　precisely　detailed　and　discussed　in　terms　of　theoretical　analysis　and　thermal　modeling,　methods　for　temperature　measuring,　the effect　of　cutting　parameters,　tool　geometries　and　hole-making　methods　on　temperature　and　temperature　controlling　by　different　cooling　methods.　In　conclusion,　several　possible　future　research　directions　are　discussed　to　offer　potential　insights　for　the drilling　community　and　future　researchers.　©　2022,　The　Author(s).