Earth’s third-hottest July on record has confirmed that heat extremes remain a global threat, EU climate scientists said on Thursday.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) measured an average surface air temperature of 16.68 °C for July 2025—about 0.45 °C warmer than the 1991-2020 average and 1.25 °C above the pre-industrial baseline.
Record heat in Turkiye and a year that tops 1.5 °C
C3S noted a national record in Turkiye, where thermometers hit 50.5 °C. Although July 2025 did not break the all-time monthly record set in 2023, the 12-month span from August 2024 to July 2025 ran 1.53 °C warmer than pre-industrial levels, overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C ceiling.
“Recent temperature records have paused—for now,” said C3S director Carlo Buontempo, “but climate change has not.” He pointed to July’s extreme heat waves and flood disasters as signs of a warming world.
Global climatologists warn that higher averages raise the odds of deadly weather, crop stress and glacier melt. Pakistan’s own monsoon volatility fits that pattern, underscoring the need for early-warning systems and flood protection.
With greenhouse-gas emissions still rising, experts say July’s figures are a reminder that rapid cuts in fossil-fuel use remain critical to prevent even hotter summers ahead.
