US EditionJuly was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, AUG 7 – July 2025 was 1.25°C above pre-industrial levels and included record heat of 50.5°C in Turkey, with widespread extreme weather and wildfires across multiple continents, scientists reported.
- The world experienced its third-warmest July on record in 2025, with temperatures 1.25°C above pre-industrial levels.
- Extreme weather events such as heat waves and deadly floods persisted in July despite a slightly lower global average temperature.
- The EU agency warns that new temperature records and more climate extremes are expected unless greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are reduced.
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July 2025 ranked as Earth’s third-hottest month on record, say EU scientists
According to scientists, July 2025 was the third warmest July ever recorded, with a national temperature record set in Turkey of 50.5°C (122.9°F). This extreme heat continues the trend of rising global temperatures, attributed largely to human-induced climate change. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that the global average surface temperature in July reached 16.68°C, which is 0.45°C above the average for the month from 1991-2…
This increase in temperatures makes storms, heat waves and droughts more deadly and destructive.
FMI: Lapland records longest heatwave in Finland’s history
Finland experienced one of its hottest Julys on record, with Finnish Lapland facing an unprecedented heatwave that lasted nearly four weeks, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). FMI researcher Mika Rantanen said the data marked a historic first for Lapland. In Ylitornio, temperatures exceeded 27 degrees Celsius on 26 consecutive days, the longest stretch of hot weather ever recorded in the region.
Droughts, heat waves, floods: July 2025 illustrates the multiplication of climate extremes, despite a temporary pause in the series of world records.
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July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say
The European Union agency that tracks global warming says last month was the third-warmest July on record, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago.
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