This October was the third warmest on record, according to the Copernicus service

Brussels, November 7 - This October was the third warmest tenth month of the year since the beginning of the records of the EU Copernicus service. Higher average temperatures were in October only in 2024 and 2023. This October, the average temperature was 1.55 degrees higher than in the pre-industrial era.

For the period from November last year to October this year, the average temperature was 1.5 degrees higher compared to the pre-industrial era. The countries that joined the Paris Climate Agreement from 2015 pledged to try to keep the increase in average temperatures to 1.5 degrees. However, this is a long-term goal.

"We are in a decade where the 1.5 degree warming threshold is very likely to be exceeded, underlining the accelerating pace of climate change and the urgent need for action. While 2025 may not be the warmest year on record, it is almost certain to be among the three warmest," said Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

According to Copernicus records, the only other warmest Octobers were 2024 and 2023. This year, the average October temperature was 0.11 degrees lower than in 2024.

Significantly above-average temperatures were recorded in October this year, especially in northern and southwestern Europe. Outside the European continent, above-average values ​​were mainly observed in northeastern Canada, the Arctic Ocean and eastern Antarctica.

In contrast, colder than usual weather was experienced in regions of southern and eastern Russia, Mongolia, eastern Kazakhstan and northern China.

In the Arctic, the average sea ice extent decreased by 12 percent, the eighth lowest value for the month of October.

Higher humidity was recorded in countries of southeastern Europe and the western coast of Turkey in October this year. In contrast, significant drought affected the Iberian Peninsula, northern Italy, Iceland and northeastern Europe.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented on behalf of the European Commission by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, regularly publishes monthly climate bulletins. They provide information on changes in global surface air temperature, sea ice cover and hydrological variables.