Last month was the hottest January on RECORD - with global average temperatures hitting 13.23°C While January is typically considered the coldest month by Brits, globally last month was a scorcher.
In January 2025, it was wetter than average in Pictured, Guaratiba beach amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 19, 2025.
January 2025 was the warmest January on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of 55.81°F (13.23°C).
Pictured, La Jolla Shores beach, San Diego, California, January 10, 2025] Last December, November, October and September were all the second-hottest for that respective month, according to CS3, while August 2024 was the joint-warmest August globally, tied with August 2023.
January 2025 beats both the previous two Januarys in terms of global average air temperature - not to mention all Januarys on record.
