Europe sizzles under heat wave as records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark, Germany

June 27, 2026 / 11:53 AM EDT

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Temperatures hit record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moves to central and eastern parts of the continent. Germany hit a record 106 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, provisional data from the national weather service showed, marking a new all-time high, the AFP reported.Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. The Danish Meteorological Institute reported a new record of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit in Ødum north of Aarhus — the warmest day since records began in 1874.

People cool off in the city center as temperatures rise in front of the Altes Museum on a hot summer day on June 27, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.