August 2026 was the hottest August on record globally, with temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

August 2026 was the hottest on record globally, followed by 2023, 2024, and 2025. The temperature was well over 1.5°C above pre-industrial. From Copernicus ECMWF #globalwarming #ClimateChange

August 2026 has shattered records. Also: “August 2026 was 1.65°C above the estimated 1850-1900 pre-industrial average for the month, marking the first month above 1.5°C since November 2025.” Update here: https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-august-2026

🚨 Last month was easily the hottest August on record globally. In fact, it was over 0.1°C warmer than the prior record (2023/2024)! This was estimated to be about 1.65°C warmer than a pre-industrial (1850-1900) average/ Summary from @CopernicusECMWF at https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-august-2026

Not only was August 2026 the warmest August on record globally, but this summer as a whole (June, July, August) was also tied with 2024 as the warmest on record in the Copernicus/ECMWF ERA5 dataset: