Report · 2026
Copernicus Climate Bulletin — July 2026
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) / ECMWF
Summary
Copernicus Climate Change Service bulletin for July 2026: the highest July global ocean surface temperature on record (20.96°C, extra-polar), a global average of 16.90°C (second-warmest July, 1.47°C above pre-industrial), and exceptionally hot, dry conditions that fuelled major wildfires across Western and Southern Europe, with French and Iberian fire emissions matching the extreme 2022–2023 seasons.
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