# August 2026 tied as world's hottest month on record, Copernicus says

https://mins.news/en/item/52386

- euronews, 2026-09-10 04:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/10/august-2026-was-worlds-joint-hottest-month-on-record-according-to-copernicus

> Copernicus says the global average air temperature in August 2026 was 1.65°C above the pre-industrial reference level, tying it with the hottest month ever recorded. Prolonged, early heatwaves also pushed Western Europe past its previous summer temperature record, set in 2003.

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