The surface water outside the poles was the warmest on record for September

This year’s September was the second warmest on record, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Service.

Global temperatures reached 1.63 degrees above pre-industrial levels, making September the second consecutive month with temperatures above 1.5 degrees. The coming months are also expected to be above average, and the trend is believed to continue into 2027.

In Europe, the dry and warm conditions that characterised the summer continued. With an average temperature of 16.26 degrees, the month was the third warmest September on record for Europe as a whole. In Western Europe, the month was, alongside September 2023, the warmest on record.

At the same time, the surface water temperature outside the poles was the warmest on record for September.