Did You Suffer a Sweltering August? You Weren't Alone. It Tied for the Month With the Hottest Global Temperatures on Record
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August 2026 was the hottest August ever recorded globally, new data from the European Union's climate change service Copernicus shows. The global average air temperature reached 16.96°C. This is 0.85°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.65°C above the estimated pre-industrial level from 1850–1900. According to Copernicus, August 2026 is also tied with July 2023 as the warmest month recorded in the ERA5 dataset. For the first time since November 2…
August 2026 Ties Record For Hottest Month Ever Measured On Earth
August 2026 tied the record for the hottest month ever measured globally, matching the benchmark set in July 2023, according to new data reported by AccuWeather. The global average surface air temperature reached 62.5 degrees Fahrenheit (16.94 degrees Celsius), leaving the difference between August 2026 and July 2023 at less than 0.01 of a degree […] August 2026 Ties Record For Hottest Month Ever Measured On Earth
Did You Suffer a Sweltering August? You Weren't Alone. It Tied for the Month With the Hottest Global Temperatures on Record
Last month, the air temperature averaged 62.53 degrees Fahrenheit, tying with July 2023 as the toastiest month ever documented by the European Union's climate service
During the summer, when thermometers reached unprecedented levels across the planet, an all-time high temperature record was broken. According to Copernicus data, August 2026, when the global surface temperature reached 16.96 degrees Celsius, was recorded as the hottest month in human history.
And in Romania, it is the second warmest August since 1901.
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