2025 was the third hottest year on record, EU and US experts say

EU and US climate monitors reported that 2025 was the third hottest year on record and that the last 11 years are the warmest on record.

EU and US climate services reported that 2025 was the third hottest year on record. The finding extends a run in which the last 11 years are the warmest ever recorded. Copernicus and Berkeley Earth said average global temperatures over the last three years exceeded 1.5°C above pre‑industrial levels. The agencies warned that 2026 is likely to show similarly high temperatures. Key findings: - 2025 ranked as the third-warmest year, after 2024 and 2023. - Average global temperature in 2025 was reported at about 1.47°C above pre‑industrial levels, and the 2023–2025 period averaged above 1.5°C. - No location recorded a record-cold annual average in 2025, and about 770 million people experienced record-warm annual conditions. - Copernicus and Berkeley Earth said 2026 is expected to be similarly warm and that an El Niño event could make it a record year. Summary: The reports indicate an acceleration in global warming and note regional records such as an unusually warm Antarctic year. Outlook for 2026 is for continued high temperatures, with exact rankings undetermined at this time.