July set to be hottest month on record

Scientists confirm July is on track to be the world’s hottest month ever recorded, stoked by the burning of fossil fuels

AIR TEMPERATURE AT 2 METRES ABOVE SURFACE (1940-2023)

18°C 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jul 6, 2023: 2023 17.08°C – hottest day ever recorded

Each line represents a year

WARMEST MONTHS ON RECORD
Aug 2019: 16.47°C
Jul 2017: 16.49°C
Jul 2018: 16.51°C
Aug 2016: 16.51°C
Jun 2023: 16.51°C
Jul 2020: 16.55°C
Jul 2021: 16.56°C
Jul 2016: 16.59°C
Jul 2022: 16.61°C
Jul 2019: 16.63°C
Jul 2023: 16.95°C (provisional value based on 23 days)

2023: 16.95°C – well above previous record of 16.63°C, registered in
Jul 2019

16.0 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.0 

Source: Copernicus/ERA5 Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS