February 2026 was the fifth-warmest on record
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focusing on key climate trends in February 2026. The bulletin reports that February 2026 was the fifth-warmest February globally, with an average surface air temperature of 13.26°C, which is 1.49 °C above the estimated pre-industrial level (1850–1900).
This data visualisation, based on C3S data, shows surface air temperature anomalies across the Northern Hemisphere in February 2026. The map reveals colder-than-average conditions in northern Europe and warmer-than-average temperatures across southern Europe and neighbouring regions. Negative anomalies are evident across Greenland, Iceland, and parts of the Baltic region. By contrast, much of western, southern, and eastern Europe has experienced warmer-than-average conditions. Further south, positive anomalies are widespread across North Africa and the Middle East, with some areas of eastern Europe and western Asia approaching +7 °C above the February average.
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