UK on course to record 'warmest summer on record'

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11/08/2026 - 17:29 GMT+2

The United Kingdom is on course to record its "warmest summer on record," according to the country's national weather service.

Provisional statistics released by the Met Office on Tuesday showed that the current recorded mean temperature across the UK from 1 June to 10 August was 16.48°C - 1.88°C above the average for 1991-2020.

"To equal the current UK summer mean temperature record of 16.12°C set in 2025, the remainder of August would only need to average 0.21°C below the 1991-2020 long-term average for meteorological summer," the Met Office said. "Any warmer than this would establish a new UK record, with records starting in 1884".