Climate
August ties record as hottest month ever globally
September 10, 2026 at 07:56 AM
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5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 14 hours
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BNBBC News
August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency
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TGThe Guardian
August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally
(opens the publisher’s site)The EU's Copernicus climate service confirmed that August 2026 tied with July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded, capping western Europe's warmest summer on record.
- Copernicus announced August's global average air temperature reached 16.96°C, surpassing by 0.01 degrees the previous record of 16.95°C set in July 2023.
- Copernicus said western Europe recorded its warmest summer since records began, overtaking 2003, while June–August tied with 2024 for the hottest northern summer globally.
- Copernicus reported August temperatures were 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels, exceeding the 1.5°C Paris agreement threshold for the first time since November 2025.
- Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN climate convention, said record heatwaves will continue while humanity keeps burning coal, oil and gas, and urged a faster shift to clean energy.