France experienced the hottest summer in its history in 2026, since the beginning of meteorological measurements in 1900. The period was marked by intense heat waves, prolonged drought, and large forest fires in several regions of the country.
Minister of Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, announced this information on Thursday (3) during the presentation of the summer climate report at the headquarters of the meteorological agency Météo-France, near Paris. According to her, it was the hottest summer ever recorded since the beginning of measurements.
France joins Belgium and the United Kingdom in recording their hottest summers of all time, after a season that battered all of Europe, the continent warming fastest on the planet.
Scientists point out that human-caused climate change has made extreme weather events more intense and frequent around the world.
