Global temperature, Aug 2026

Global anomaly+1.40°C1951–1980

Rank among all Augs1 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+1.67°C

S. Hemisphere+1.14°C

vs same month last year+0.22°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)427.55 ppm

All months of 2026

Jan+1.09°C

Feb+1.25°C

Mar+1.32°C

Apr+1.17°C

May+1.13°C

Jun+1.18°C

Jul+1.25°C

Aug ◀+1.40°C

This month+1.40°C

Same month, previous year+1.18°C

Same month 10 years earlier+1.01°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.12°C

Aug average 1991–2020+0.58°C

Warmest Aug on record (2026)+1.40°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
2016	+1.01°C	+1.12°C	+0.91°C	5
2017	+0.87°C	+1.02°C	+0.73°C	8
2018	+0.78°C	+0.90°C	+0.67°C	13
2019	+0.95°C	+1.11°C	+0.79°C	6
2020	+0.86°C	+1.12°C	+0.61°C	9
2021	+0.81°C	+1.03°C	+0.61°C	11
2022	+0.94°C	+1.17°C	+0.71°C	7
2023	+1.19°C	+1.57°C	+0.83°C	3
2024	+1.30°C	+1.43°C	+1.17°C	2
2025	+1.18°C	+1.29°C	+1.05°C	4
2026	+1.40°C	+1.67°C	+1.14°C	1

Rank 3 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.