Global Climate Report: 120 Monthly Records Shattered in 2025

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The 2025 data from the Copernicus programme indicated extreme climate anomalies, with Central Asia, the Sahel, and Northern Europe experiencing their hottest years on record. While globally the year is projected to be the third warmest ever, following 2024 and 2023, regional averages tell a more drastic story. Central Asia saw the most significant spikes, particularly in Tajikistan, where temperatures soared more than 3°C above historical averages. In the Sahel and West Africa, countries like Nigeria reached new temperature peaks amidst existing challenges of food insecurity and conflict, with experts noting that such extreme heat events have become ten times more likely over the last decade.

Europe also faced an exceptional climate year characterized by a summer of record-breaking heat and drought in the south and an abnormally warm autumn in the north. While the United Kingdom and Iberia grappled with wildfires and water shortages during their worst summers on record, Nordic countries like Norway and Sweden are expected to finish the year with near-record annual warmth. Across the globe, the analysis reveals that a staggering 120 monthly temperature records were shattered in more than 70 countries, highlighting an intensifying trend of regional warming that often exceeds the global average.