July was the hottest month ever recorded in France since records began in 1900, the national weather agency Meteo France said on Tuesday (July 4).

Meteo France said the average temperature across the country reached 24.9 degrees Celsius (76.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in July, surpassing the previous monthly record of 24.8 C set in August 2003.

The figure also exceeded the average temperature of 24.4 C recorded in July 2006, which had been among the warmest months on record.

France experienced another heatwave during the month, with temperatures climbing well above seasonal norms across large parts of the country.

The hot and dry conditions also fuelled wildfires in several areas, including the Gironde region near the southwestern city of Bordeaux, where firefighters battled multiple blazes.

Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that human-induced climate change is increasing the frequency, duration and intensity of heatwaves around the world.

Europe is among the regions warming fastest, and France has experienced a succession of exceptionally hot summers in recent years.

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July was the hottest-ever month in France, says weather office

VIDEO SHOWS: ARCHIVE OF WILDFIRE BURNING IN SOUTHERN FRANCE / EIFFEL TOWER AND TOURISTS AROUND TROCADERO DURING HEATWAVE / AERIAL SHOTS OF DRIED UP LOIRE RIVER IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE

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SHOWS: NEAR COTIGNAC, FRANCE (JULY 21, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF VAR DEPARTMENT BLAZE BURNING IN DISTANCE, THICK SMOKE DARKENING SKY

2. VARIOUS OF HEAVY PLUMES OF SMOKE RISING IN THE SKY FROM FIRES

SAINT HELENE, FRANCE (JULY 22, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

3. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF SMOKE FROM FIRE IN GIRONDE DEPARTMENT

LE PORGE, FRANCE (JULY 23, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

4. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING FIRE NEXT TO BURNING FOREST IN GIRONDE

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, FRANCE (JULY 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

5. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS LOOKING AT FOREST BURNING

6. FIREFIGHTERS PULLING HOSE

7. FIREFIGHTERS HOSING BURNING VEGETATION

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, FRANCE (JULY 23, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

8. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS WORKING TO PUT OUT WILDFIRE IN TOWN

9. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTER STANDING ON ROAD AND HOSING FLAMES

10. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTER HOSING FLAMES FROM VEHICLE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING

11. RAGING FLAMES

PARIS, FRANCE (JULY 12, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

12. EIFFEL TOWER WITH TROCADERO FOUNTAIN

13. PHARMACY SIGN READING 34.5 DEGREES CELSIUS (94 FAHRENHEIT)

14. TOURISTS IN STREET, WOMAN HOLDING FAN

15. TOURIST WALKING WITH UMBRELLA

16. VARIOUS OF TOURISTS NEAR TROCADERO SQUARE

SAINT-FLORENT-LE-VEIL, FRANCE (JULY 9, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

17. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF DRIED UP LOIRE RIVER IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE