Summer 2025 was the hottest on RECORD in the UK, Met Office confirms

"It's official - summer 2025 was the hottest summer on record for the UK! The Met Office has revealed that the average temperature from 1 June to 31 August hit a balmy 16.10°C. That's 1.51°C above the long-term average, and 0.34°C above the previous record, set in 2018. The new record pushes the summer of 1976 out of the top five warmest summers in a series dating back to 1884."

"The five warmest summers in the UK are now 2025 (16.10°C), 2018 (15.76°C), 2006 (15.75°C), 2003 (15.74°C), and 2022 (15.71°C). The hot weather started back in June, which was the warmest on record in England. July continued the trend, coming in as the UK's fifth warmest July in history. In total, there have been four heatwaves throughout summer, although each has been relatively short-lived."

Summer 2025 registered a UK mean temperature of 16.10°C, 1.51°C above the long-term average and 0.34°C above the previous record from 2018. All five of the warmest UK summers have occurred since 2000, removing 1976 from the top five. Persistent high-pressure systems, unusually warm surrounding seas and dry spring soils allowed heat to build and linger, raising both daytime highs and overnight lows. June was the warmest on record in England and July ranked as the UK's fifth warmest July. There were four relatively short heatwaves and a peak of 35.8°C in Faversham, Kent, with climate change making the record about 70 times more likely.

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