Summers in Germany have always had their warm spells. So does this latest wave of extreme weather really mark a rise in temperatures? Or just a change in weather forecasting techniques and media attention?
Tom Pugh - tom.pugh@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 25 Jun 2026 11:34 CET
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Average summer temperatures were around 2C higher in recent decades compared with the 1970s and 1980s. Photo by Luis Graterol on Unsplash
Summers in Germany have always had their warm spells. So does this latest wave of extreme weather really mark a rise in temperatures? Or just a change in weather forecasting techniques and media attention?
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