UK's Hottest Summer on Record: 2026 Poised to Surpass 2025 Mark

Summer 2026 is on course to be the UK's hottest on record, The Guardian reported on 11 August. England logged its warmest June ever; the Met Office counted three distinct heatwaves. Summer 2025 set the current record at a 16.10°C mean — already 0.4°C above the storied 1976 summer. The Met Office says climate extremes are now the UK's "normal."