The rising temperatures reflect the ‘accelerating pace of climate change’, says Copernicus.
As we near the end of the year, 2025 is currently tied with 2023 as the second warmest year on record, new Copernicus data reveals.
The global average temperature anomaly for January to November 2025 is 0.60C above the 1991-2020 average, or 1.48C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline.
It is currently beaten only by 2024 – the first year to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, with a global average temperature of 15.10C, 0.72C above the 1991-2020 average.
Rising temperatures reflect “accelerating pace of climate change”
November 2025 was the third-warmest November globally – following 2024 and 2023 – largely thanks to higher than average temperatures across Northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean.
It was also plagued by catastrophic extreme weather events, including tropical cyclones in Southeast Asia that caused devastating flooding and loss of life.
“For November, global temperatures were 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, and the three-year average for 2023-2025 is on track to exceed 1.5C for the first time,” says Samantha Burgess, Strategic Lead for Climate.
“These milestones are not abstract – they reflect the accelerating pace of climate change and the only way to mitigate future rising temperatures is to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
