UK records hottest summer on record, Met Office says

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."

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

Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

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.

Several records tumbled in the summer of 2026, which the Met Office is expected to confirm as the hottest on record in provisional figures.

Several records tumbled in the summer of 2026, which the Met Office is expected to confirm as the hottest on record in provisional figures.