2025 was UK’s hottest and sunniest year on record, says Met Office

Mean temperature for year was 10.09C, surpassing 2022 record, and 1,648.5 hours of sunshine were recorded

2025 was the UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record, the Met Office has confirmed.

The UK’s three hottest years on record have now all been in this decade, which meteorologists say is proof of a rapidly changing climate. All of the top 10 warmest years have happened in the past two decades.