January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitor

This January Was Earth's Fifth-Hottest On Record: EU Report

The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.

January was the fifth-warmest month on record globally, says Copernicus Climate Change Service

Despite recent cold weather across much of the Northern Hemisphere, last month was the fifth-warmest January on record globally, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Europe sees coldest January since 2010 as world stays warm

January 2026 brought sharp weather contrasts across the world. Europe and Finland faced sustained cold while global temperatures ranked among the highest ever measured, according to data from the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service and Finnish Meteorological Institute. The global average surface temperature for the month reached 12.95 degrees Celsius. That level stood 0.51 degrees above the average for January during the 1991 to 2020 reference …

January ranks as fifth warmest globally despite severe cold spells, Copernicus says

Last month was the world’s fifth-warmest January on record, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported, even as sharp cold spells hit large parts of the Northern Hemisphere in the second half of the month. Global mean surface air temperature reached 12.95°C, 0.51°C above the 1991–2020 January average and 1.47°C above the estimated 1850–1900 “pre-industrial” baseline used for climate comparisons.

January 2026 -- 5th warmest on record: EU climate monitor