On September 10, local time, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said that the past August was tied with July 2023 to become the hottest month in the world on record. According to the agency's data, the global average temperature in August was 16.96 degrees Celsius, 1.65 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels. This is the first time since November 2025 that the global average monthly temperature has exceeded the pre-industrial level by 1.5 degrees Celsius or more.

On September 10, local time, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said that the past August was tied with July 2023 to become the hottest month in the world on record. According to the agency's data, the global average temperature in August was 16.96 degrees Celsius, 1.65 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels. This is the first time since November 2025 that the global average monthly temperature has exceeded the pre-industrial level by 1.5 degrees Celsius or more.