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Last month was the world’s hottest January on record, E.U. scientists say

January 2025 was the warmest January on record, according to new data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Average temperatures in January were 1.75°C warmer than before significant greenhouse gas emissions began.
Countries continue to burn large amounts of oil, gas, and coal, contributing to this record heat.
Scientists warn that warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius increases extreme weather events like heatwaves and droughts.

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Live Mint

Global heat record shattered. January 2025 was the hottest ever

The world recorded its hottest January ever in 2025, with global temperatures 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels, according to the WMO and Copernicus Climate Service. This marks the 18th time in 19 months that temperatures exceeded the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement.

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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Merco Press

Was last month the hottest ever?

January 2025 was the hottest month ever recorded by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which detected the planet's temperature to be 1.75 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with a surface air temperature of 13.23°C.

1 month ago·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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Live Science

January 2025 hottest on record despite US cold and La Niña

La Niña and record cold temperatures in the U.S. should have made Earth cooler, but January 2025 was still the hottest on record, with an average global warming of 3.15 F (1.75 C) above pre-industrial levels.

1 month ago·United States

Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

January 2025 was the hottest on record – a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo. In fact, January 2025’s record heat highlights how human-driven ocean warming is increasingly overwhelming these natural climate patterns. La Niña is a part of the El Niño southern oscillation, a climate…

1 month ago

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The Express Tribune

2025 sets record for hottest January ever

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced on Thursday that January 2025 was the hottest January ever recorded, according to data analyzed by the UN's Copernicus Climate Service. The month saw temperatures 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels and 0.79°C higher than the 1991-2020 average, defying expectations that the La Niña weather phenomenon would bring cooler temperatures. In 2015, the international community agreed to limit global t…

1 month ago·Pakistan

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Japan Today

Year begins with warmest January despite shift toward cooling La Nina

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday. January extended a run of extraordinary heat, in which 18 of the last 19 months saw an average…

1 month ago·Sakado, Japan

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