Temperature
The gist
August 2026 was the warmest August on record, 1.71 °C above the 1850–1900 average.
The month's ocean heat was the highest ever measured for any month.
How it unfolded
- Jun 2026 to Aug 2026June to August 2026 was nominally the warmest such three-month period on record, at 1.56 ± 0.10 °C above the 1850–1900 average.
- Aug 2026August 2026 was the warmest August on record at 1.71 ± 0.11 °C above the 1850–1900 average, ahead of August 2023 by about 0.10 °C. Ocean temperatures were 1.296 ± 0.097 °C above the 1850–1900 average, nominally the warmest month of any kind ever recorded for the oceans.
- Sep 24, 2026Berkeley Earth published its August 2026 Temperature Update.