Global temperatures are expected to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in 2026
The Copernicus Climate Change Service estimates that 2026 will likely be the second-warmest year on record after 2024. Global average temperatures reached 1.75 degrees above pre-industrial levels in October, which was the warmest October recorded. The UN Environment Programme now expects warming to overshoot the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement.
- The Copernicus Climate Change Service estimates 2026 will most likely be the second-warmest year after 2024 since records began.
- The global average temperature reached 1.75 degrees above pre-industrial levels according to EU Climate Service Copernicus.
- The world experienced its warmest October on record.
- The average sea surface temperature outside polar regions reached 20.95°C in October.
- The UN Environment Programme now expects warming to overshoot the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target.
- Global average temperature last month was 15.35 degrees Celsius.
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