Summer 2022 hottest ever recorded in Europe

Much of continental Europe had to battle devastating wildfires and drought. Photo: AP/Alberto Saiz

Both August and the summer overall were the hottest ever on record in Europe "by a substantial margin", according to newly published data.

Temperatures were 0.8C higher on average in Europe in August than the previous high of 2018, while the summer months overall were 0.4C hotter than last year, according to analysis from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).