An astonishing heat wave in Europe June 22-30 broke 10 all-time national heat records and set 394 all-time heat records at stations with a long-term period of record of at least 40 years.

La température moyenne en Europe occidentale a atteint 20,74 degrés Celsius en juin 2026, battant le précédent record établi en juin 2025, rapporte Copernicus. Le Vieux continent…

A new report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service also found that June temperatures in Western Europe were nearly 5.5 degrees above average.

June 2026 records the second hottest global temperatures, driven by extreme heatwaves and intensified El Niño conditions across Europe.