Published on
10/09/2026 - 6:00 GMT+2
August was the hottest month on record, tied with July 2023, according to data published on Thursday by the European climate observatory Copernicus.
Last month, the global average air temperature reached 16.96°C, which is 1.65°C higher than the pre-industrial reference period of 1850–1900. August was the first month since November 2025 to exceed 1.5°C, the limit set by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The extra-polar oceans also broke a record for their average temperature last month, due to global warming, Copernicus points out. The average temperature reached 21.07°C, the highest ever recorded for August, surpassing the record set in 2023.
