Published on
01/09/2026 - 16:07 GMT+2
The UK recorded its hottest summer on record in 2026, the country's national weather service announced on Tuesday, marking its second record-breaking summer in a row.
"An average mean temperature of 16.5°C puts this summer as provisionally the warmest on record, as well as the warmest season for the UK in a series which goes back to 1884," the Met Office said.
That beats the previous record of 16.1°C , set in 2025, and put the year comfortably above the next three hottest summers - 2018, 2006, and 2003 - which all saw an average mean temperature of 15.7°C over the season.
