June Among Top 3 for Temperatures and Sunshine Hours

Even before the end of the month, it is clear according to Geosphere: This is the third warmest June in Austria's recorded history. "Considering the forecast for the last days of the month, June 2025 is 2.9 degrees above the average of the climate period 1991 to 2020 in the lowlands of Austria and 3.7 degrees on the mountains," explained Geosphere climatologist Alexander Orlik in a release on Friday.

Third Place Twice for June

This results in the third place for the warmest June months in the 259-year measurement history in the lowlands of Austria and the third place in the 175-year mountain measurement series. Both in the lowlands and on the mountains, the June months of the years 2019 and 2003 still hold the first and second places. Compared to the climate period 1961-1990, which was not as strongly influenced by climate change, June 2025 was 4.8 degrees above the average in the lowlands and 5.7 degrees on the mountains.

A new state heat record for June was also recorded, namely on June 26 for the state of Carinthia with 38.3 degrees Celsius in Feistritz ob Bleiburg, previously it was 38 degrees measured on June 27, 2019, in Hermagor and in Dellach/Drautal. Additionally, there were some new June heat records for the respective measuring stations on June 26, for example, 37.9 degrees in Klagenfurt, 37.8 degrees in Ferlach (both Carinthia), or 36.7 degrees in Bad Radkersburg in Styria.

Second Place for Sunshine Hours

June 2025 was also extreme in terms of the number of sunshine hours, which was 40 percent above the long-term average in the nationwide evaluation. This means second place in the series of sunniest Junes since the start of the sunshine measurement series in 1925 - June 2019 is at the top with 47 percent more sunshine hours than the long-term average. Despite some severe regional storms, the month remained relatively dry, with 30 percent less precipitation than the long-term average.

(APA/Red)

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