June 2026: Earth’s 2nd-hottest June on record » Yale Climate Connections

<h1>June 2026: Earth’s 2nd-hottest June on record</h1><br /> <p class=”byline”>by Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections <br />July 9, 2026</p></p> <p><p class=”has-drop-cap”>June 2026 was the second-warmest June in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, only 0.09 degree Celsius (0.16°F) below the 2024 record, NOAA’s <a href=”https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>National Centers for Environmental Information</a>, or NCEI, reported July 9. <a href=”https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v4/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>NASA</a> and the European <a href=”https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-june-2026″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Copernicus Climate Change Service</a> also rated June 2026 as the second-warmest June. The global-average temperature for January-June 2026 was the third-highest on record, NOAA said.</p><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-image size-full”><img src=”https://yaleclimateconnections.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jun-2026-temps.png” alt=”A map showing that most of the globe was much above average temperature in July.” class=”wp-image-140081″ /><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Figure 1. Departure of temperature from average for June 2026, the world’s second-warmest June since record-keeping began in 1850. Record-high June temperatures were shattered across the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean, as well as portions of Canada, northern South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and across parts of every major ocean basin. Record-cold June temperatures were not observed anywhere. (Image credit: <a href=”https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>NOAA/NCEI</a>)</figcaption></figure><br /> <p>Across all 2,118 months in the historical record since January 1850, June 2026 tied with July 2023 for the seventh-highest departure of global ocean temperature from average. Meanwhile, global land surface temperatures ranked as the fourth warmest on record for the month. North America, Europe (tied), and Africa each experienced their second-warmest June on record. Oceania experienced its third-warmest June on record and Asia recorded its fourth warmest. While South America also observed an above-average June temperature, it did not rank among the ten warmest Junes.</p><br /> <p>According to <a href=”https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202606/global-annual-temperature-rankings-outlook”>NCEI’s statistical analysis</a>, there is about a 95% chance that 2026 will rank among the four warmest years on record. This statistics-based product is not designed to explicitly take El Niño or La Niña events into account, so with a global-atmosphere-warming El Niño event about to unfold, the odds are likely considerably higher.</p><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social”><br /> <div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”></p> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6doe5w422o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie4ydvcdl7bmzvdhfidhhylqhaj3owysb6i42zieyqd4utzjwntvm"> <p lang="en">Wednesday El Niño update – Sea surface temperature anomalies have jumped a bit in the last few days in the important Niño region 3.4 (record high). The warm pool is also extending pretty far east already! Conditions look favorable for more strengthening in the near-term.Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1. 🌊</p> <p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy?ref_src=embed">Zack Labe (@zacklabe.com)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy/post/3mq6doe5w422o?ref_src=embed">2026-07-09T00:07:24.582Z</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> </div><br /> </figure><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>NOAA expects a very strong “super” El Niño event</strong></h4><br /> <p>An El Niño advisory continues in the Eastern Pacific, NOAA reported in its July 9 <a href=”https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml”>monthly discussion</a> of the state of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. NOAA predicts with the highest possible confidence that El Niño conditions will continue through February 2027 (100% chance). Weekly average sea surface temperatures in the benchmark Niño 3.4 region are currently at 1.2°C above average, above the 1.0°C threshold for a moderate El Niño event. The threshold for a strong event is 1.5°C above average, and 2.0°C for a very strong (colloquially dubbed a “super”) event.</p><br /> <p>According to <a href=”https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/enso/current/?enso_tab=enso-cpc_updatehttps://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/figure07.gif”>official probabilities</a> from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center issued June 22, the August-September-October peak of hurricane season has a 100% chance of El Niño. <a href=”https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/strengths/index.php”>NOAA is giving</a> a 48% chance of very strong El Niño conditions being in place during peak hurricane season and an 81% chance for the October-December period. El Niño conditions tend to suppress Atlantic hurricane activity through an increase in wind shear.</p><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social”><br /> <div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”></p> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpownokzwk25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigsiwvnob7vz7hlknbbbwx5l2kdszwad2iqrilollepausqyv5l2i"> <p lang="en">June 2026 #Arctic sea ice extent was the 3rd lowest on record for the month…This was 1,340,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. June ice extent is decreasing at about 3.70% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_…</p> <p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy?ref_src=embed">Zack Labe (@zacklabe.com)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy/post/3mpownokzwk25?ref_src=embed">2026-07-02T21:04:27.226Z</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> </div><br /> </figure><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social”><br /> <div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”></p> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:o22eep2qouoaxeoyz2ixglsz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzlvmuif22u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicvxoomlzxtjfnkbwns773xsj2yry2fni63kdrhjtl5r47wanc2km"> <p lang="en">For the combined area poleward of 60N, this was the warmest June on record – despite the fact that a portion of the area north of Alaska had its coldest June on record (since 1940). @alaskawx.bsky.social</p> <p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o22eep2qouoaxeoyz2ixglsz?ref_src=embed">Climatologist49 (@climatologist49.bsky.social)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o22eep2qouoaxeoyz2ixglsz/post/3mpzlvmuif22u?ref_src=embed">2026-07-07T02:51:19.833Z</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> </div><br /> </figure><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Arctic sea ice: third-lowest June extent on record</strong></h4><br /> <p>According to the <a href=”http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>National Snow and Ice Data Center</a>, Arctic sea ice extent during June 2026 was the third-lowest in the 48-year satellite record, behind only 2016 and 2025. The Arctic experienced its warmest June on record at 2.22°C (4.00°F) above average, eclipsing the previous 2012 record by 0.26°C (0.47°F). Additionally, this was the first time the Arctic saw a June temperature departure of 2.0°C (3.6°F) or greater. Notably, the Arctic’s 10 warmest Junes have all occurred since 2012. So far in July, <a href=”https://nsidc.org/sea-ice-today/sea-ice-tools/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph”>Arctic sea ice extent</a> has been running slightly lower than in 2012, which set the all-time record for lowest seasonal extent in September.</p><br /> <p><a href=”https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Antarctic sea ice extent</a> in June 2026 was the sixth-lowest on record. Below-average temperatures covered much of Antarctica, resulting in its coolest June since 2021. </p><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social”><br /> <div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”></p> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqlkqsrhk2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicct32nqamgc3e6h2nofnj2x7q2oset3k244ryniduo4rr6de2see"> <p lang="en">Last month was the 6th lowest #Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of June.This was 1,020,000 km² below the 1981-2010 June average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_…</p> <p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy?ref_src=embed">Zack Labe (@zacklabe.com)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nipoqrw2c5olbwkhy3bqxkiy/post/3mpqlkqsrhk2l?ref_src=embed">2026-07-03T12:51:17.230Z</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> </div><br /> </figure><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Notable global heat and cold marks for June 2026</strong></h4><br /> <p>Weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera has documented the records listed below in June. Follow him on Bluesky: <a href=”https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhvstbmhmxg6wauvkmi4e7gv”>@extremetemps.bsky.social</a> or X: <a href=”https://twitter.com/extremetemps” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>@extremetemps</a>.</p><br /> <ul class=”wp-block-list”><br /> <li>Hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: 51.1°C (124.0°F) at Bostan, Iran, June 23;</li><br /> <li>Coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: -26.2°C (-15.2°F) at NASA-SE, Greenland, June 28;</li><br /> <li>Hottest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: 38.7°C (101.7°F) at Porto Nacional, Brazil, June 15; and</li><br /> <li>Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -80.3°C (-112.5°F) at Concordia, Antarctica, June 5.</li><br /> </ul><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Twelve all-time national/territorial heat records beaten or tied as of the end of June</strong></h4><br /> <p><strong>Chad:</strong> 48.0°C (118.4°F) at Faya, May 19 (tie)<br /><strong>Bahrain:</strong> 47.6°C (117.7°F) at Bahrain Airport, May 29<br /><strong>Jersey (UK territory)</strong>: 39.3°C (102.6°F) at Maison St. Louis, June 25<br /><strong>Guernsey (UK territory)</strong>: 36.4°C (97.5°F) at Rocquaine Bay, June 25<br /><strong>Luxembourg</strong>: 40.9°C (105.6°F) at Reckange, June 26<br /><strong>Denmark</strong>: 37.0°C (98.6°F) at Odum, June 27<br /><strong>Germany</strong>: 41.8°C (107.2°F) at Mockern-Drewitz, June 27<br /><strong>Czech Republic</strong>: 41.9°C (107.4°F) at Doksany, June 28<br /><strong>Poland</strong>: 40.5°C (104.9°F)<strong> </strong>at Slubice, June 28<br /><strong>Belarus</strong>: 40.4°C (104.7°F)<strong> </strong>at Pinsk, June 29<br /><strong>Slovakia</strong>: 41.3°C (106.3°F)<strong> </strong>at Kamenice nad Hronom, June 30<br /><strong>Hungary</strong>: 42.0°C (107.6°F) at Szecseny, June 30</p><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>One all-time national/territorial cold record beaten or tied as of the end of June</strong></h4><br /> <p><strong>Cuba:</strong> 0°C (32.0°F) at Indio Hatuey, February 3</p><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social”><br /> <div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”></p> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwbzlwtrc2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihahisq2drrbftban55ed752d3sy4llac3a6pic4caxcpui4cgvuq"> <p lang="en">This does not have as many of the records as the map, BUT does show how much hotter these #European records were compared to the previous June records. In some cases a 2C which is a huge margin. And you can't blame it on urbanization. Europe cities have been heavily urbanized for years.(IMG source?)</p> <p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od?ref_src=embed">Jeff Berardelli (@weatherprof.bsky.social)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od/post/3mpwbzlwtrc2g?ref_src=embed">2026-07-05T19:16:36.448Z</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> </div><br /> </figure><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Major weather stations in June: 395 all-time heat records, no all-time cold records</strong></h4><br /> <p>Among global stations with a record of at least 40 years, an astonishing 395 set, not just tied, an all-time heat record in June. All but one of these records were set in Europe from June 22-30. No stations set an all-time cold record.</p><br /> <p>Perhaps more extraordinary than the record high temperatures set during Europe’s heat wave was the extreme humidity that accompanied it, which helped allow new all-time national records for highest minimum temperature to be set in every country in Europe except Italy and Greece, according to Herrera. The humid heat increased heat stress and led to a death toll in the thousands, according to multiple sources (see Tweet below). Herrera’s nomination for craziest record set in Europe was the 40.4°C (104.7°F) at <a href=”https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=33019&decoded=yes&ndays=2&ano=2026&mes=06&day=29&hora=18″>Pinsk</a> on June 29, which set a new all-time heat record for Belarus. <a href=”https://bsky.app/profile/extremetemps.bsky.social/post/3mphhm7z54c2l”>Herrera commented:</a></p><br /> <p>Just think this:<br />All time record at Pinsk was 36.3°C in August 1905<br />‼️It took 121 years but it got smashed by 4.1°C<br />INSANE</p><br /> <figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x”><br /> <div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: 2026 European Heatwaves Fatality Total: 11,418+</p> <p>➼Indiana University Estimates 20,390+ Deaths From Heatwaves In Europe</p> <p>—Confirmed—<br />➼5,486 in Germany<br />➼3,161 in France<br />➼1,222 in Belgium<br />➼1,029 in Spain<br />➼480 in the Netherlands<br />➼25 in the United Kingdom<br />➼7 in…</p> <p>— Weather Fatalities (@WXFatalities) <a href="https://x.com/WXFatalities/status/2074501390827655358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /> </div><br /> </figure><br /> <p>Bengkulu (Indonesia) max. 36.7°C, June 6<br />Le Blanc (France) max. 44.3°C, June 22<br />Begaar (France) max. 44.1°C, June 22<br />Chateaumeillant (France) max. 43.5°C, June 22<br />Lezay (France) max. 42.5°C, June 22<br />Poitiers (France) max. 41.8°C, June 22<br />Bégrolles (France) max. 41.7°C, June 22<br />Poitiers (France) max. 41.5°C, June 22<br />Nexon (France) max. 40.9°C, June 22<br />La Souterraine (France) max. 40.4°C, June 22<br />Limoges (France) max. 39.3°C, June 22<br />Meymac (France) max. 39.0°C, June 22<br />Gelles (France) max. 38.0°C, June 22<br />Le Talut (France) max. 35.2°C, June 22<br />Pissos (France) max. 44.3°C, June 23<br />Bordeaux Paulin (France) max. 44.6°C, June 23<br />La Couronne (France) max. 43.9°C, June 23<br />Saintes (France) max. 43.8°C, June 23<br />Nuaille-sur-Boutonne (France) max. 43.2°C, June 23<br />Pauillac (France) max. 43.1°C, June 23<br />Secondigny (France) max. 42.9°C, June 23<br />Lacanau (France) max. 42.9°C, June 23<br />Montlieu (France) max. 42.9°C, June 23<br />Niort (France) max. 42.7°C, June 23<br />Cognac (France) max. 42.7°C, June 23<br />Saint Georges Gard (France) max. 42.6°C, June 23<br />St Gladie (France) max. 42.5°C, June 23<br />Bordeaux (France) max. 42.5°C, June 23<br />Dax (France) max. 42.1°C, June 23<br />Cosse-Le-Vivien (France) max. 42.2°C, June 23<br />Segonzac (France) max. 43.2°C, June 23<br />Lagor (France) max. 41.7°C, June 23<br />Cholet (France) max. 41.7°C, June 23<br />Maumusson (France) max. 41.6°C, June 23<br />Bonnat (France) max. 41.6°C, June 23<br />Rennes (France) max. 41.5°C, June 23<br />Voutezac (France) max. 41.5°C, June 23<br />Fougeres (France) max. 41.3°C, June 23<br />Mayenne (France) max. 41.0°C, June 23<br />Caen (France) max. 40.8°C, June 23<br />Conde-sur-Vire (France) max. 40.5°C, June 23<br />Alencon (France) max. 40.3°C, June 23<br />L’Oudon Lieury (France) max. 40.2°C, June 23<br />La Fresnaye (France) max. 40.2°C, June 23<br />Pre en Pail (France) max. 39.6°C, June 23<br />St Cornier-des-Landes (France) max. 38.8°C, June 23<br />Bricquebec (France) max. 37.5°C, June 23<br />Englesqueville (France) max. 37.3°C, June 23<br />Cherbourg (France) max. 37.0°C, June 23<br />Ding’An (China) max. 40.1°C, June 24<br />Belle Ile (France) max. 38.5°C, June 24<br />Brennilis (France) max. 38.7°C, June 24<br />Quimper (France) max. 38.9°C, June 24<br />Groix Island (France) max. 39.2°C, June 24<br />Lorient (France) max. 39.8°C, June 24<br />Chantonnay (France) max. 44.6°C, June 24<br />Saumur (France) max. 44.4°C, June 24<br />Soorts-Hossegor (France) max. 44.1°C, June 24<br />La Mothe-Achard (France) max. 43.6°C, June 24<br />Cazaux (France) max. 43.6°C, June 24<br />Marans (France) max. 43.4°C, June 24<br />Thouars (France) max. 43.2°C, June 24<br />Les Aubiers (France) max. 43.1°C, June 24<br />Matha (France) max. 43.1°C, June 24<br />Menigoute (France) max. 43.0°C, June 24<br />St-Gemme-la-Plaine (France) max. 42.8°C, June 24<br />Glenay (France) max. 42.6°C, June 24<br />Vendays-Montalivet (France) max. 42.5°C, June 24<br />Sable-sur-Sarthe (France) max. 42.4°C, June 24<br />Thoree les Pins (France) max. 42.3°C, June 24<br />Nantes (France) max. 42.2°C, June 24<br />Paris Luxembourg Gardens (France) max. 42.2°C, June 24<br />Angers (France) max. 42.1°C, June 24<br />Nort-sur-Erdre (France) max. 41.9°C, June 24<br />Le Mans (France) max. 41.8°C, June 24<br />Le Dorat (France) max. 41.5°C, June 24<br />Coudray (France) max. 41.4°C, June 24<br />Tours (France) max. 41.4°C, June 24<br />Ile d’Yeu (France) max. 41.1°C, June 24<br />Ploermel (France) max. 40.6°C, June 24<br />Noirmoutier-en-l’Ile (France) max. 40.1°C, June 24<br />Thorney Island (United Kingdom) max. 34.9°C, June 24<br />Louviers (France) max. 41.2°C, June 25<br />St Nazaire (France) max. 41.3°C, June 25<br />Coutances (France) max. 39.8°C, June 25<br />Cap de la Heve (France) max. 38.7°C, June 25<br />Finner (Ireland) max. 30.6°C, June 25<br />Mace Head (Ireland) max. 30.5°C, June 25<br />Claremorris (Ireland) max. 31.3°C, June 25<br />Connaught (Ireland) max. 30.3°C, June 25<br />Mason St Louis (Jersey, UK dependency) max. 39.3°C, June 25: <strong>New territorial record high for Jersey<br /></strong>Jersey Airport (Jersey, UK dependency) max. 39.1°C, June 25<br />Guernsey Airport (Guernsey, UK dependency) max. 36.4°C, June 25: <strong>New territorial record high for Guernsey</strong><br />Cardiff (United Kingdom) max. 35.9°C, June 25<br />Middle Wallop (United Kingdom) max. 36.5°C, June 25<br />Otterbourne (United Kingdom) max. 36.4°C, June 25<br />Hurn (United Kingdom) max. 36.1°C, June 25<br />Boscombe Down (United Kingdom) max. 36.0°C, June 25<br />Chivenor (United Kingdom) max. 35.1°C, June 25<br />Aberporth (United Kingdom) max. 34.7°C, June 25<br />Wattisham (United Kingdom) max. 36.9°C, June 26<br />Shoeburyness (United Kingdom) max. 35.7°C, June 26<br />Vichy (France) max. 41.4°C, June 26<br />Badonviller (France) max. 40.4°C, June 26<br />Dole (France) max. 40.3°C, June 26<br />Hoorn (Netherlands) max. 33.6°C, June 26<br />Leeuwarden (Netherlands) max. 35.2°C, June 26<br />Lauwersoog (Netherlands) max. 35.9°C, June 26<br />De Kooy (Netherlands) max. 36.2°C, June 26<br />Cabauw (Netherlands) max. 37.3°C, June 26<br />Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) max. 37.8°C, June 26<br />Reckange (Luxembourg) max. 40.9°C, June 26: <strong>New national record high for Luxembourg</strong><br />Kitzingen (Germany) max. 40.8°C, June 26<br />Bochum (Germany) max. 38.1°C, June 26<br />Seehausen (Germany) max. 41.4°C, June 27<br />Saarbrucken (Germany) max. 41.4°C, June 27<br />Bad Nauheim (Germany) max. 41.3°C, June 27<br />Genthin (Germany) max. 41.3°C, June 27<br />Frankfurt (Germany) max. 41.1°C, June 27<br />Trier-Zewen (Germany) max. 41.1°C, June 27<br />Bad Kreuznach (Germany) max. 41.0°C, June 27<br />Bernburg (Germany) max. 40.9°C, June 27<br />Perl-Nennig (Germany) max. 40.8°C, June 27<br />Gardelegen (Germany) max. 40.8°C, June 27<br />Kahl (Germany) max. 40.7°C, June 27<br />Rheinstetten (Germany) max. 40.5°C, June 27<br />Potsdam (Germany) max. 40.4°C, June 27<br />Bad Durkheim (Germany) max. 40.4°C, June 27<br />Rheinau (Germany) max. 40.3°C, June 27<br />Luchow (Germany) max. 40.2°C, June 27<br />Wittenberg (Germany) max. 40.1°C, June 27<br />Magdeburg (Germany) max. 40.1°C, June 27<br />Kothen (Germany) max. 40.1°C, June 27<br />Mannheim (Germany) max. 40.0°C, June 27<br />Leipzig (Germany) max. 40.0°C, June 27<br />Lahr (Germany) max. 40.0°C, June 27<br />Wiesenburg (Germany) max. 39.9°C, June 27<br />Kyritz (Germany) max. 39.9°C, June 27<br />Ohlsbach (Germany) max.39.9°C, June 27<br />Geisenheim (Germany) max. 39.9°C, June 27<br />Mullheim (Germany) max. 39.9°C, June 27<br />Wolfach (Germany) max. 39.8°C, June 27<br />Soltau (Germany) max. 39.8°C, June 27<br />Bad Lauchstadt (Germany) max. 39.8°C, June 27<br />Dachwig (Germany) max. 39.8°C, June 27<br />Alzey (Germany) max. 39.8°C, June 27<br />Wurzburg (Germany) max. 39.7°C, June 27<br />Quedlinburg (Germany) max. 39.7°C, June 27<br />Emmendingen (Germany) max. 39.6°C, June 27<br />Rothenburg (Germany) max. 39.5°C, June 27<br />Nauen (Germany) max. 39.4°C, June 27<br />Colbe (Germany) max. 39.4°C, June 27<br />Worms (Germany) max. 39.3°C, June 27<br />Rheinfelden (Germany) max. 39.3°C, June 27<br />Ohringen (Germany) max. 39.3°C, June 27<br />Kaiserslautern (Germany) max. 39.3°C, June 27<br />Berus (Germany) max. 39.3°C, June 27<br />Wutoschingen (Germany) max. 39.2°C, June 27<br />Marnitz (Germany) max. 39.2°C, June 27<br />Mainz (Germany) max. 39.2°C, June 27<br />Jena (Germany) max. 39.2°C, June 27<br />Grambeck (Germany) max. 39.2°C, June 27<br />Giessen (Germany) max. 39.2°C, June 27<br />Quickborn (Germany) max. 39.0°C, June 27<br />Querfurt (Germany) max. 39.0°C, June 27<br />Fulda (Germany) max. 39.0°C, June 27<br />Bad Bergzabern (Germany) max. 39.0°C, June 27<br />Baden (Germany) max. 38.9°C, June 27<br />Rosengarten (Germany) max. 38.8°C, June 27<br />Weinbiet (Germany) max. 38.7°C, June 27<br />Gollhofen (Germany) max. 38.7°C, June 27<br />Worpswede (Germany) max. 38.7°C, June 27<br />Nurnberg (Germany) max. 38.7°C, June 27<br />Zehdenick (Germany) max. 38.6°C, June 27<br />Wittenborn (Germany) max. 38.6°C, June 27<br />Blankenrath (Germany) max. 38.6°C, June 27<br />Waldems (Germany) max. 38.5°C, June 27<br />Tholey (Germany) max. 38.5°C, June 27<br />Waltershausen (Germany) max. 38.4°C, June 27<br />Sondershausen (Germany) max. 38.4°C, June 27<br />Ruppertsecken (Germany) max. 38.4°C, June 27<br />Bad Berka (Germany) max. 38.4°C, June 27<br />Waren (Germany) max. 38.2°C, June 27<br />Pirmasens (Germany) max. 38.1°C, June 27<br />Hechingen (Germany) max. 38.1°C, June 27<br />Ellwangen (Germany) max. 38.1°C, June 27<br />Bad Konigshofen (Germany) max. 38.0°C, June 27<br />Alsfeld (Germany) max. 38.0°C, June 27<br />Sontra (Germany) max. 37.9°C, June 27<br />Weingarten (Germany) max. 37.9°C, June 27<br />Konstanz (Germany) max. 37.9°C, June 27<br />Erfurt (Germany) max. 37.9°C, June 27<br />Munich City (Germany) max. 37.6°C, June 27<br />Schmieritz (Germany) max. 37.6°C, June 27<br />Goldberg (Germany) max. 37.6°C, June 27<br />Metten (Germany) max. 37.4°C, June 27<br />Sigmaringen (Germany) max. 37.1°C, June 27<br />Schleiz (Germany) max. 37.0°C, June 27<br />Oberzent (Germany) max. 37.0°C, June 27<br />Villingen (Germany) max. 36.8°C, June 27<br />Greifswald (Germany) max. 36.8°C, June 27<br />Meiningen (Germany) max. 36.7°C, June 27<br />Sanitz (Germany) max. 36.7°C, June 27<br />Memmingen (Germany) max. 36.6°C, June 27<br />Neukirchen (Germany) max. 36.3°C, June 27<br />Barth (Germany) max. 35.9°C, June 27<br />Kempten (Germany) max. 35.8°C, June 27<br />Holzkirchen (Germany) max. 35.8°C, June 27<br />Fehmarn (Germany) max. 35.7°C, June 27<br />Pfullendorf (Germany) max. 35.6°C, June 27<br />Marienberg (Germany) max. 35.5°C, June 27<br />Hiddensee (Germany) max. 35.5°C, June 27<br />Bad Marienberg (Germany) max. 35.4°C, June 27<br />Klippeneck (Germany) max. 35.2°C, June 27<br />Freudenstadt (Germany) max. 34.5°C, June 27<br />Stotten (Germany) max. 34.4°C, June 27<br />Kleiner Feldberg (Germany) max. 34.2°C, June 27<br />Birx (Germany) max. 33.9°C, June 27<br />Kahler Asten (Germany) max. 33.0°C, June 27<br />Fichtelberg (Germany) max. 31.2°C, June 27<br />Helgoland (Germany) max.30.4°C, June 27<br />Feldberg (Germany) max. 27.9°C, June 27<br />Norilsk (Russia) max. 32.2°C, June 27<br />Vitry-sur-Loire (France) max. 42.8°C, June 27<br />Vichy (France) max. 41.7°C, June 27<br />Diou (France) max. 41.5°C, June 27<br />Colmar (France) max. 41.0°C, June 27<br />Metz (France) max. 40.6°C, June 27<br />Nancy (France) max. 40.4°C, June 27<br />Strasbourg (France) max. 40.4°C, June 27<br />Malancourt-la-Montagne (France) max. 40.2°C, June 27<br />Joncherey (France) max. 40.2°C, June 27<br />Basel Mulhouse (France) max. 40.3°C, June 27<br />Erneville (France) max. 39.9°C, June 27<br />Mulhouse (France) max. 39.7°C, June 27<br />Lexeuil (France) max. 39.6°C, June 27<br />Langres (France) max. 39.4°C, June 27<br />Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu (France) max. 39.3°C, June 27<br />Sewen (France) max. 37.6°C, June 27<br />Geishouse (France) max. 37.1°C, June 27<br />Basel Airport (Switzerland) max. 39.0°C, June 27<br />Delemont (Switzerland) max. 38.2°C, June 27<br />Buchs (Switzerland) max. 38.2°C, June 27<br />Neuchatel (Switzerland) max. 38.1°C, June 27<br />Wynau (Switzerland) max. 38.3°C, June 27<br />Zurich Airport (Switzerland) max. 37.8°C, June 27<br />Zurich City (Switzerland) max. 37.1°C, June 27<br />Runenberg (Switzerland) max. 37.6°C, June 27<br />Hallau (Switzerland) max. 37.3°C, June 27<br />Visp (Switzerland) max. 36.8°C, June 27<br />Fahy (Switzerland) max. 36.7°C, June 27<br />Scuol (Switzerland) max. 35.1°C, June 27<br />Koppingen (Switzerland) max. 37.1°C, June 27<br />Chaumont (Switzerland) max. 31.6°C, June 27<br />Salen (Switzerland) max. 34.2°C, June 27<br />Hornli (Switzerland) max. 32.1°C, June 27<br />Guttingen (Switzerland) max. 35.5°C, June 27<br />Napf (Switzerland) max. 30.5°C, June 27<br />Innsbruck (Austria) max. 38.7°C, June 27<br />Odum (Denmark) max. 37.0°C, June 27: <strong>New national record high for Denmark<br /></strong>Odense Airport (Denmark) max. 37.0°C, June 27: <strong>New national record high for Denmark</strong><br />Arhus (Denmark) max. 35.5°C, June 27<br />Lund (Sweden) max. 36.3°C, June 27<br />Malmo (Sweden) max. 35.1°C, June 27<br />Ljungby (Sweden) max. 35.0°C, June 27<br />Horby (Sweden) max. 34.7°C, June 27<br />Decin (Czech Republic) max. 39.0°C, June 27<br />Lednice (Czech Republic) max. 38.4°C, June 27<br />Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic) max. 38.2°C, June 27<br />Tusimice (Czech Republic) max. 37.9°C, June 27<br />Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, June 27<br />Prostejov (Czech Republic) max. 36.8°C, June 27<br />Vyssi Brod (Czech Republic) max. 36.1°C, June 27<br />Protivanov (Czech Republic) max. 35.1°C, June 27<br />Harrachov (Czech Republic) max. 34.3°C, June 27<br />Rymarov (Czech Republic) max. 33.7°C, June 27<br />Praded (Czech Republic) max. 25.8°C, June 27<br />Doksany (Czech Republic) max. 41.9°C, June 28: <strong>New national record high for Czech Republic</strong><br />Tuhan (Czech Republic) max. 41.0°C, June 28<br />Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic) max. 40.8°C, June 28<br />Plzen (Czech Republic) max. 40.7°C, June 28<br />Kopisty (Czech Republic) max. 40.1°C, June 28<br />Ceska Lipa (Czech Republic) max. 39.9°C, June 28<br />Brandys nad Labem (Czech Republic) max. 39.8°C, June 28<br />Strakonice (Czech Republic) max. 39.8°C, June 28<br />Prague Klementinum (Czech Republic) max. 39.7°C, June 28<br />Klatovy (Czech Republic) max. 39.6°C, June 28<br />Smolnice (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Zatec (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Neumetely (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Pruhonice (Czech Republic) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Domazlice (Czech Republic) max. 39.3°C, June 28<br />Teplice (Czech Republic) max. 39.3°C, June 28<br />Straznice (Czech Republic) max. 39.2°C, June 28<br />Ceslav (Czech Republic) max. 39.2°C, June 28<br />Bratislava (Slovakia) max. 39.5°C, June 28<br />Neissemunde-Coschen (Germany) max. 41.7°C, June 28: <strong>New National record high for Germany</strong><br />Bad Muskau (Germany) max. 41.5°C, June 28<br />Cottbus (Germany) max. 40.7°C, June 28<br />Berlin (Germany) max. 40.3°C, June 28<br />Doberlug (Germany) max. 40.2°C, June 28<br />Muncheberg (Germany) max. 40.2°C, June 28<br />Dresden (Germany) max. 40.1°C, June 28<br />Mohrendorf (Germany) max. 39.9°C, June 28<br />Schwandorf (Germany) max. 39.7°C, June 28<br />Regensburg (Germany) max. 39.5°C, June 28<br />Klipphausen (Germany) max. 39.5°C, June 28<br />Oschatz (Germany) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Lindenberg (Germany) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Kubschutz (Germany) max. 39.3°C, June 28<br />Aldersbach (Germany) max. 38.6°C, June 28<br />Weiden (Germany) max. 38.5°C, June 28<br />Straubing (Germany) max. 38.2°C, June 28<br />Plauen (Germany) max. 38.2°C, June 28<br />Gorlitz (Germany) max. 38.1°C, June 28<br />Dippoldiswalde (Germany) max. 38.0°C, June 28<br />Nossen (Germany) max. 37.9°C, June 28<br />Aue (Germany) max. 37.9°C, June 28<br />Tirschenreuth (Germany) max. 37.8°C, June 28<br />Elster (Germany) max. 37.6°C, June 28<br />Simbach (Germany) max. 37.4°C, June 28<br />Bad Lobenstein (Germany) max. 37.4°C, June 28<br />Oberviechtach (Germany) max. 37.2°C, June 28<br />Hof (Germany) max. 36.6°C, June 28<br />Oberfranken (Germany) max. 35.3°C, June 28<br />Zinnwald (Germany) max. 33.7°C, June 28<br />Vienna (Austria) max. 40.°C, June 28<br />Tulln (Austria) max. 39.9°C, June 28<br />Krems (Austria) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Retz (Austria) max. 39.1°C, June 28<br />St Polten (Austria) max. 39.0°C, June 28<br />Amstetten (Austria) max. 38.8°C, June 28<br />Gumpoldskirchen (Austria) max. 38.3°C, June 28<br />Lanngenlois (Austria) max. 38.8°C, June 28<br />Slubice (Poland) max. 40.5°C, June 28: <strong>New national record high for Poland</strong><br />Krzyz (Poland) max. 40.0°C, June 28<br />Koluda Wielka Poland) max. 40.0°C, June 28<br />Torun (Poland) max. 39.9°C, June 28<br />Gorzow (Poland) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Legnica (Poland) max. 39.4°C, June 28<br />Zielona Gora (Poland) max. 39.2°C, June 28<br />Pila (Poland) max. 39.0°C, June 28<br />Poznan (Poland) max. 38.9°C, June 28<br />Sulejow (Poland) max. 38.4°C, June 28<br />Leszno (Poland) max. 38.3°C, June 28<br />Kolo (Poland) max. 38.2°C, June 28<br />Warsaw (Poland) max. 38.1°C, June 28<br />Plock (Poland) max. 37.9°C, June 28<br />Lodz (Poland) max. 37.°C, June 28<br />Wielun (Poland) max. 37.7°C, June 28<br />Siedlce (Poland) max. 37.5°C, June 28<br />Szczecinek (Poland) max. 37.3°C, June 28<br />Mlawa (Poland) max. 36.7°C, June 28<br />Olsztyn (Poland) max. 36.6°C, June 28<br />Jelenia Gora (Poland) max. 36.6°C, June 28<br />Kozienice (Poland) max. 38.5°C, June 29<br />Wlodawa (Poland) max. 38.4°C, June 29<br />Rseszov (Poland) max. 38.2°C, June 29<br />Terespol (Poland) max. 38.0°C, June 29<br />Lublin (Poland) max. 38.0°C, June 29<br />Kielce (Poland) max. 38.0°C, June 29<br />Sandomierz (Poland) max. 37.8°C, June 29<br />Zamosc (Poland) max. 37.7°C, June 29<br />Przemyzl (Poland) max. 36.6°C, June 29<br />Krosno (Poland) max. 35.4°C, June 29<br />Lesko (Poland) max. 34.5°C, June 29<br />Miskolc (Hungary) max. 39.7°C, June 29<br />Eger (Hungary) max. 39.5°C, June 29<br />Debrecen City (Hungary) max. 39.5°C, June 29<br />Poysdorf (Austria) max. 38.6°C, June 29<br />Holesov (Czech Republic) max. 37.7°C, June 29<br />Dukovany (Czech Republic) max. 37.6°C, June 29<br />Luka (Czech Republic) max. 36.1°C, June 29<br />Mochovce (Slovakia) max. 40.3°C, June 29<br />Somotor (Slovakia) max. 40.3°C, June 29<br />Prievidza (Slovakia) max. 39.8°C, June 29<br />Nitra (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, June 29<br />Kamenica Nad Kirochou (Slovakia) max. 39.1°C, June 29<br />Piestany (Slovakia) max. 38.9°C, June 29<br />Liesec (Slovakia) max. 34.3°C, June 29<br />Telgart (Slovakia) max. 31.1°C, June 29<br />Strbske Pleso (Slovakia) max. 30.5°C, June 29<br />Trebisov (Slovakia) max. 39.6°C, June 29<br />Oravska-Lesna (Slovakia) max. 33.8°C, June 29<br />Tisinec (Slovakia) max. 38.2°C, June 29<br />Pinsk (Belarus) max. 40.4°C, June 29: <strong>New national record high for Belarus</strong><br />Lida (Belarus) max. 35.1°C, June 29<br />Beranovici (Belarus) max. 36.3 29 June<br />Kamenica Nad Kirochou (Slovakia) max. 41.3°C, June 30: <strong>New national record high for Slovakia</strong><br />Lucenec (Slovakia) max. 39.7°C, June 30<br />Szécsény (Hungary) max. 42.0°C, June 30: <strong>New national record high for Hungary</strong><br />Szeged (Hungary) max. 41.0°C, June 30<br />Split (Croatia) max. 39.5°C, June 30<br />Kikinda (Serbia) max. 40.9°C, June 30<br />Palic (Serbia) max. 40.8°C, June 30</p><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Thirty-one nations or territories have set monthly all-time heat records in 2026</strong></h4><br /> <ul class=”wp-block-list”><br /> <li>January (5): U.S. Virgin Islands, Saba, Sao Tome and Principe, Congo Brazzaville, Aruba</li><br /> <li>February (7): French Southern Territories, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA, Honduras</li><br /> <li>March (6): U.S. Virgin Islands, Sao Tome and Principe, United States, Guyana, Somalia, French Southern Territories</li><br /> <li>April (1): French Southern Territories</li><br /> <li>May (12): Togo, Sao Tome and Principe, Honduras, Jersey, Guernsey, UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Andorra, Turkmenistan</li><br /> <li>June (16): Costa Rica, Antarctica, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe,.U.S. Virgin Islands, New Zealand, UK, Switzerland, Isle of Man, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia</li><br /> </ul><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Six nations or territories have set monthly all-time cold records in 2026</strong></h4><br /> <ul class=”wp-block-list”><br /> <li>January (1): Cocos Islands</li><br /> <li>February (2): Bahamas, Belize</li><br /> <li>March (2): Saba, Antarctica</li><br /> <li>April (1): Algeria</li><br /> </ul><br /> <h4 class=”wp-block-heading”><strong>Hemispherical and continental temperature records of 2026</strong></h4><br /> <p>Lowest May temperature in global history: -76.4°C (-105.5°F) at Vostok, Antarctica, May 25.</p><br /> <p>Highest June temperature and highest June minimum temperature in Antarctic history: +15.4°C (59.7°F) and +6.0°C (42.8°F) at Esperanza, June 5.</p><br /> <p><em>Bob Henson and Irene Sans contributed to this pos</em>t</p><br /> <p>This <a target=”_blank” href=”https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/june-2026-earths-2nd-hottest-june-on-record/”>article</a> first appeared on <a target=”_blank” href=”https://yaleclimateconnections.org”>Yale Climate Connections</a> and is republished here under a <a target=”_blank” href=”https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/”>Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src=”https://i0.wp.com/yaleclimateconnections.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ycc-favicon.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1″ style=”width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;”></p><br /> <img id=”republication-tracker-tool-source” 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