Met Office: Summer 2026 was UK's hottest ever

The UK had a spring and summer of persistent heat with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above 30C (86F), smashing the previous record of 34 days.

Summer 2026 was the UK's hottest on record, the Met Office confirms  ITVX

Summer 2026 has been the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The average temperature was 16.5C

Weather forecasters have released provisional figures indicating the average temperature for the months of June, July and August blew past previous records by 0.4C

According to a study carried out by Met Office scientists, the record-breaking season was made roughly 130 times more likely due to "human-induced climate change."

The average temperature in the UK in June, July and August 2026 has eclipsed the record set in summer 2025, and the record-breaking heat was made 130 times more likely by human-caused climate change

Meteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis This year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, according to provisional Met Office data, with the season’s mean temperature made 130 times more likely as a result of the climate crisis. The summer saw record-breaki

Britain has officially sweated through its hottest summer since records began in 1884, with most of England and all of Wales still in drought after five scorching heatwaves.

Summer 2025 was the UK’s hottest on record before the 2026 heatwaves

Summer 2026 has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884, according to provisional statistics.