Summer 2025 was the UK’s warmest on record, the Met Office has confirmed, with the north-east enjoying plenty of high temperatures and glorious sunshine.

The mean average temperature across June, July and August was a provisional 16.10C, beating the previous seasonal high of 15.76C set in 2018.

It comes just months after the UK experienced the warmest and sunniest spring since data began.

The back-to-back record-breaking seasons have brought long spells of dry and hot weather for many across the country, but have taken their toll on the environment and agriculture, leading to hosepipe bans, drought orders, poor harvests and low water levels in reservoirs.

All five of the UK’s warmest summers have now taken place since the year 2000: 2025 (16.10C), 2018 (15.76C), 2006 (15.75C),

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