August 2025 was the third hottest August in the world
August 2025 was the third hottest Augustin the world, with an average global temperature of eta 16.60 ° C, which is 0.49 ° C higher than the 1991-2020 average, according to the latest Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) bulletin.
Although it is 0.22 ° C cooler than the 2023 and 2024 marks, the global temperature was 1.29 ° C higher than pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) and reinforces the trend of continued warming.
The Iberian Peninsula and the south-west of France experienced thethird great summer heat wave with extraordinary forest fires .
In continental Europe, the average temperature was 19.46 ° C, 0.30 ° C above the historical average, although it was outside the 10 warmest August recorded. However, Western Europe was the most affected area, with values far higher than usual.
On the contrary, Fenoscandia, the Baltic countries, Belarus and Poland had temperatures below the average.
Warming planet: records at sea and on land
BetweenSeptember 2024 and August 2025, the global anomaly compared to the pre-industrial period was +1.52 ° C and a cycle of extreme temperatures was consolidated.
- Oceans: The average surface temperature of the sea between 60 ° S and 60 ° N has reached 20.82 ° C, the third highest ever recorded , 0.16 ° C belowthe 2023 record.
- In Europe, a North Atlantic area west of France and theUnited Kingdom has set the absolute record for sea temperature at .
- In the Mediterranean, anomalies have been more moderate than those of the A02024.
On the contrary, Australia and parts of South America have recorded lower temperatures than usual, while Asia, China, Japan andthe Middle East have been among the hottest areas.
Northern Summer, the third hottest summer in history
The third warmest boreal summerever recordedbetween June and August 2025 was , 0.47 ° C above the 1991-2020 average, which is only exceeded by 2023 and 2024.
In the northern hemisphere are most of the positive anomalies , especially in Asia, while in South America and Australia there were punctual thermal declines.
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Yellow notice for high heat also on Sunday
Temperatures are expected to be around 35 degrees Celsius inland, while on the coast there is no warning and temperatures will be below 30 degrees Celsius.
The stifling heat returns to the Basque Country
On Wednesday temperatures will remain unchanged, but on Thursday there will be a significant rise, and thermometers will be above 30 ° C in Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona/Iruña.
Dry and sunny atmosphere in early September
On Monday and Tuesday the temperatures will be softer, but from Wednesday to Thursday the heat will return. In general, the week will be sunny, despite the clouds that will remain on the coast tomorrow.
The summer atmosphere will prevail over the next few days, but it may rain on Sunday in the Basque Country
The weekend will begin with fresh temperatures, which will drop to 9 ° C on Saturday in Vitoria-Gasteiz, although the highs will be above 30 ° C at various points in the territory, while on Sunday there could be a Sirimiri in the last few hours.
There will be a sultry atmosphere today, accompanied by the South Wind
Thermometers could go up to 34 ° C at many points and in the morning there will be clouds and light; in the afternoon clouds of evolution will develop and some stormy rain may fall.
The heat will keep squeezing Euskal Herria next week
The next few days will be marked by high temperatures, with the possibility of showers during the second half of the day.
Sunday will be hot again in the Basque Country
Although the day will begin with low temperatures — 14 degrees Celsius in Vitoria-Gasteiz — it will reach 34 degrees Celsius in Pamplona and 32 degrees Celsius in Bilbao, with the possibility of changes in the afternoon and stormy and hail showers at some points.
Navarre has issued a yellow warning for heavy rains and storms
Showers are expected at noon and there may also be storms, hail and very strong wind streams. The forecast is that precipitation is more likely in the Pyrenees and the Ebro Bank.
It's still a matter of rain, but he's going out in the afternoon and looking at the weekend
Heavy showers could occur today on the cantabrian side, especially in Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Iparralde, where a yellow warning will be activated, with the possibility of stormy showers on Saturday and Sunday.
The rain is coming to the Basque Country
In the west and on the coast the first showers will occur in the morning and as the hours go on, the rain will spread throughout the Basque Country, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms and hail.