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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Summer 2025 will ‘almost certainly’ be UK’s warmest on record, Met Office says

A couple shelter from the sun under an umbrella, with the Houses of Parliament in the background
A couple shelter from the sun under an umbrella in London during a July heatwave. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

This summer is set to be the warmest on record for the UK, the Met Office has said, after the country experienced four heatwaves.

The mean temperature for summer is tracking at 16.13C (61.03F), which is significantly above the current record of 15.76C set in 2018.

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