Copernicus: July Was the Third Hottest Month Ever Recorded

The European Copernicus observatory announced that July 2025 was the third hottest month ever recorded, despite a pause in the continuous record of rising temperatures.

Carlo Buontempo, director of Copernicus' C3S service, stressed that climate change continues and its effects are evident worldwide.

In July, the temperature was on average 1.25° Celsius higher than in the pre-industrial era (1850-1900), slightly below the 1.5° Celsius target set in the Paris Agreement.

Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and floods, affected many regions. Temperatures above 50° Celsius were recorded in Turkey, while hundreds of people lost their lives due to torrential rains in China and Pakistan. In Spain, over a thousand deaths were attributed to the heat.

Mr. Buontempo stressed the need to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, warning of worsening climate change impacts.

Heat records were recorded in many Asian countries and in Scandinavian countries. The extent of ice in the Arctic was 10% below average.

On the ocean surface, July 2025 was also the 3rd warmest on record.