Khemisset and Sidi Slimane record some of world’s highest temperatures

Central Europe sizzles as records smashed

BERLIN (AP) — Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moved to central and eastern parts of the continent. Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. Denmark's Meteorological Institute reported a record 37 degrees Celsius in Odum north of Aarhus — the warmest day since records there began in 1874. In Switzerland, a r

Dutch June temperature record broken as 38.2°C recorded in Eindhoven

The Netherlands recorded its highest June temperature on record on Friday afternoon, with 38.2 degrees Celsius measured in Eindhoven at 2:40 p.m., according to Weeronline.

Western Europe records hottest June on record as heatwave drives widespread temperature extremes

Western Europe recorded its warmest June on record in 2026, with an average temperature of 20.74°C (69.3°F), 3.06°C (5.51°F) above the 1991–2020 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The record-breaking month coincided with widespread heatwaves across western and central Europe that set national and local temperature records, while June ranked as the second-warmest globally in the ERA5 dataset. Source

News24 | Switzerland breaks June heat record for second day, at 38.8 °C - weather service

Switzerland on Friday recorded its hottest ever June temperature, with the mercury hitting 38.8 °C in the northern city of Basel, breaking the previous record of 38 °C set there just a day earlier.

With Europe burning up in 40C heat, these are the perfect trips to book if you want to escape the hot weather

Temperatures reached more than 44C (111F) in south-west France this week and 40C (104F) in Paris. Across Europe, the average high temperature has hit the late 30s, almost 20 degrees above average for June. The current heatwave has been unusual in that temperatures have soared in northerly areas. Yet the expectation among meteorologists is that regular patterns [] The post With Europe burning up in 40C heat, these are the perfect trips to book if you want to escape the hot weather appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.