The United Kingdom has experienced its warmest summer since records began in 1884, and is more likely to see similar hot weather in the future due to human-induced climate change, the Met Office weather forecaster said.

The country saw four heatwaves this summer, with the highest temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius (96.4 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded in Faversham, southeast England, the Met Office said on Monday.

That peak was still lower than the UK’s all-time high of 40.3C (104.5F), recorded in the summer of 2022.

June, July and August saw a mean average temperature of 16.1C (60.9F), surpassing a 2018 record of 15.8C (60.4F), the Met Office said, putting the summer of 2025 temperature at 1.5C (34.7F) above the long-term meteorological average.

“Our analysis shows that the summer of 20

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