Overview

• March 2025 was the warmest March ever recorded in Europe, with an average temperature of 6.03°C, surpassing the 1991–2020 norm by 2.41°C.
• Globally, March 2025 ranked as the second warmest March on record, continuing a trend of extreme heat events.
• For 20 of the past 21 months, global temperatures have exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, challenging the feasibility of limiting warming to this target.
• Arctic sea ice reached its smallest extent ever recorded for March, highlighting the accelerating impacts of climate change on polar regions.
• Germany faced one of its driest Marches since records began in 1881, with soil moisture in northern regions dropping up to 20% below historical minimums, raising concerns about wildfires, agriculture, and economic impacts.