Climate report says 2025 brought above-average heat across most of Europe and multiple records

Wednesday, April 29, 2026Science & ClimateWell-covered3 frames

The European State of the Climate 2025 report was produced jointly by the World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus climate service/ECMWF.
The report says at least 95% of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025.
The report says Europe is the fastest-warming continent and has warmed about twice as fast as the global average in recent decades.
Several sources report that Europe has been warming at about 0.56C per decade over roughly the last 30 years or since the mid-1990s.
The report says annual sea surface temperatures in Europe reached record highs in 2025.
Hot and dry conditions contributed to major wildfires in Europe in 2025, and multiple sources say more than 1 million hectares burned.
The report describes impacts beyond heat alone, including reduced snow cover and glacier or ice loss across parts of Europe.
The 2025 heat affected both southern Europe and northern areas near the Arctic Circle, including a prolonged Nordic heatwave highlighted in coverage of the report.

The European State of the Climate 2025 report was produced jointly by the World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus climate service/ECMWF.
The report says at least 95% of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025.
The report says Europe is the fastest-warming continent and has warmed about twice as fast as the global average in recent decades.
Several sources report that Europe has been warming at about 0.56C per decade over roughly the last 30 years or since the mid-1990s.
The report says annual sea surface temperatures in Europe reached record highs in 2025.
Hot and dry conditions contributed to major wildfires in Europe in 2025, and multiple sources say more than 1 million hectares burned.
The report describes impacts beyond heat alone, including reduced snow cover and glacier or ice loss across parts of Europe.
The 2025 heat affected both southern Europe and northern areas near the Arctic Circle, including a prolonged Nordic heatwave highlighted in coverage of the report.