Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), shared by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), reveals that August 2026 reached record temperatures. This month tied with July 2023 as the hottest month ever since records began.
The summer of 2026 in Western Europe was the hottest ever recorded in the region. This unprecedented heatwave particularly affected Western European countries for several consecutive months.
The C3S report highlights that these extreme values are consistent with the global warming trend documented in recent decades. Scientists warn that extreme climate events like this tend to become more frequent and intense.
Data collected by the ECMWF confirms that 2026 continues to break global temperature records, reinforcing warnings from the scientific community about the need for urgent climate change mitigation measures.
