The summer of 2026 was the third hottest summer ever recorded on the European continent, with temperature records broken across western Europe.

Omissions

• The claim says 'temperature records broken across western Europe'; Copernicus specifies that western Europe recorded its warmest summer on record (rather than enumerating individual records), which is consistent with the claim.
• For context, while summer 2026 was only the third warmest for Europe as a whole, it was the warmest ever for western Europe — the claim accurately reflects both facts.

Sources

• PrimaryCopernicus Climate Change Service (ECMWF) — Surface air temperature for August 2026Summer 2026 (June to August) was the third warmest on record for Europe, behind 2024 and 2022. Western Europe experienced its warmest summer on record.
• PrimaryCopernicus Climate BulletinSummer 2026 was the third warmest on record for Europe as a whole and the warmest on record for western Europe.
• SecondaryEuronews — August 2026 was world's joint hottest month on record, according to CopernicusReporting on Copernicus data: summer 2026 was Europe's third warmest on record; the global average air temperature in August was 1.65°C above the pre-industrial level.