July 2025 was officially the third hottest July globally since temperature records began, with an average worldwide surface air temperature of 16.68°C (62.02°F), which is 0.45°C above the 1991-2020 July average. Although this ended the recent streak of record-breaking Julys in 2023 and 2024, climatologists emphasize that this does not signal an end to climate change.
Some regions experienced extreme heat during July, including parts of the Gulf, Iraq, and for the first time, Turkey, where temperatures surpassed 50°C (122°F). Meanwhile, catastrophic floods linked to climate change caused heavy casualties in countries like China and Pakistan. Japan recorded its warmest July on record and South Korea experienced a 22-day stretch of tropical nights.
Carlo Buontempo, Director of the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, highlighted that the warming trend continues with increased greenhouse gas concentrations driving these changes. He warned that without rapid stabilization of emissions, more temperature records and worsening climate impacts are expected worldwide.
The global average temperature for July 2025 remains 1.25°C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900), underscoring the continued long-term warming of the planet. The 12-month period from August 2024 to July 2025 was even warmer, 1.53°C above pre-industrial levels, exceeding the 1.5°C guardrail agreed upon in the 2015 Paris Agreement.