A series of heatwaves leads Britain to record its hottest summer
Summary
Britain experienced its hottest summer ever recorded, with a series of heatwaves breaking the previous temperature record from last year. The Met Office linked the extreme heat to human-caused climate change, showing that such hot summers are now much more frequent than in the past.Key Facts
- This summer had an average temperature of 16.5°C (61.7°F), beating the 2025 record of 16.1°C (61°F).
- The top five hottest summers in Britain have all happened since 2003.
- Human-caused climate change made this extreme summer 130 times more likely.
- Without human greenhouse gases, such a summer would only occur once every 1,000 years but now happens about every 9 years.
- Heatwaves began in late May and happened every month through the summer, including two in July.
- The highest temperatures were 38°C (100.4°F) in Norfolk in June and 38.1°C (100.6°F) in London in August.
- About 2,877 deaths in England are linked to the heatwaves in May and June.
- Many parts of England and Wales are still facing drought conditions due to low rainfall.
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