France records hottest summer since 1900 with 24C average, 2,025 heat deaths and 100,000 hectares burned
France recorded its hottest summer since measurements began in 1900, Environment Minister Monique Barbut announced on Thursday. The national weather agency Météo France reported an average temperature of 24°C (75.2°F) for June through August, 3.6°C (6.5°F) above normal and surpassing the 2003 record by nearly a degree .
The summer also marked France’s second driest on record, with a rainfall deficit of nearly 40%, and featured 53 heatwave days across three episodes—far exceeding the 33 days in 2022. Wildfires scorched over 100,000 hectares, including a historic blaze near Bordeaux that forced 224,000 evacuations, while record ocean temperatures were logged along all coastlines .
Health Minister Stephanie Rist reported 2,025 excess deaths during a late June heatwave, with a sharp rise among those over 45. Barbut, presenting the climate report, said the summer “will go down in history” and noted Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had tasked her with accelerating France’s climate adaptation plan, with conclusions and a five-year funding proposal due by the end of September .
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