Overview
- Copernicus data show July’s average surface air temperature reached 16.68 °C, 1.25 °C above pre-industrial levels and 0.45 °C above the 1991–2020 norm.
- The 12-month period from August 2024 to July 2025 averaged 1.53 °C above pre-industrial baselines, exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C limit.
- July featured severe floods in Pakistan and northern China alongside wildfires in Canada, Scotland and Greece.
- Several regional heat records fell, including Turkey’s first-ever reading above 50 °C at 50.5 °C and new highs across parts of Asia and Scandinavia.
- Scientists warn that without rapid cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, global temperature records will be broken again and climate impacts will intensify.