Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025

Name: Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025
Start: 2025-01-03
End: 2025-01-18
Location: Germany, Spain, Ukraine, Romania, Russia, France, Turkey, Italy, Morocco, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Montenegro, Sweden, Cyprus, Moldova, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Algeria, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Slovakia

Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025: 514 records at 332 stations, peak on 6 January 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025 set or tied 514 station records at 332 stations.
It ran from 3 January 2025 to 18 January 2025 (16 days) and its peak day was 6 January 2025.
Status: closed.
Taganrog (Lighthouse) set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 13.2 C (55.8 F) on 10 January 2025.
The busiest day was 6 January 2025 with 120 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

3 to 18 January 2025

The area covered by Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2025-01-10
Kaiserslautern	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2025-01-06
Sarajevo	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2025-01-09
Zagreb-Gric	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2025-01-09
Basel Binningen	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2025-01-06
Saentis	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	2025-01-05
Odesa	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	2025-01-07
Calarasi	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2025-01-09
Buzau	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2025-01-08
Nouasseur	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2025-01-12
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2025-01-08
Kisinev	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2025-01-09
Valencia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2025-01-11
Hohenpeissenberg	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2025-01-05
Rheinfelden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2025-01-06
Madrid - Retiro	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2025-01-11
Malaga Aeropuerto	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	2025-01-11

Records per Day

Peak day 120

Records set or tied each day from 3 January 2025 to 18 January 2025. The most in one day was 120 on 6 January 2025.

Records per day during Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025
Date	Records
2025-01-03	2
2025-01-04	9
2025-01-05	19
2025-01-06	120
2025-01-07	38
2025-01-08	91
2025-01-09	74
2025-01-10	69
2025-01-11	61
2025-01-12	13
2025-01-13	6
2025-01-14	6
2025-01-15	2
2025-01-16	3
2025-01-18	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025 ranked by margin
Kisinev, 01-09	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Rheinfelden, 01-06	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Sarajevo, 01-09	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Zagreb-Gric, 01-09	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Calarasi, 01-09	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Taganrog (Lighthouse), 01-10	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Nouasseur, 01-12	2.6 C (4.7 F)
Kaiserslautern, 01-06	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Basel Binningen, 01-06	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Bucuresti-Baneasa, 01-08	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Calarasi, 01-08	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Saentis, 01-05	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Odesa, 01-07	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Buzau, 01-08	0.9 C (1.6 F)
Odesa, 01-08	0.9 C (1.6 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.6	77
3.0	122
2.3	122
2.9	122
2.1	119
0.9	116
0.9	106
2.8	77
2.6	67
0.2	89
4.0	66
1.7	77
2.0	77
0.7	82
0.9	77
0.9	77
0.3	77
3.1	68
0.9	70
0.9	70
4.0	46
0.9	70
1.2	67
0.9	68
1.8	62
1.0	67
1.6	56
1.5	62
1.2	72
0.1	31
0.4	68
4.1	50
4.3	41
1.4	59
1.1	66
2.3	49
1.3	62
0.3	33
0.9	66
2.7	43
0.8	58
0.7	23
1.5	55
0.4	62
5.0	24
2.7	28
1.2	51
2.1	49
1.0	50
4.2	31
0.5	23
2.9	42
0.1	28
0.5	31
0.4	50
2.1	46
2.5	43
1.0	58
0.9	50
0.8	58
2.5	37
1.3	42
2.6	42
1.4	42
0.5	51
0.4	23
5.1	24
0.7	58
0.5	23
4.9	31
1.5	50
1.2	50
0.4	17
0.2	24
4.5	24
1.9	42
3.1	42
0.9	42
1.7	42
2.5	37
1.9	42
2.0	42
0.4	24
0.1	54
5.1	9
2.1	45
4.5	31
2.0	44
1.7	31
1.8	42
1.3	42
1.1	42
1.6	42
0.2	17
2.1	42
1.5	42
0.4	52
1.1	43
2.7	34
0.1	22
2.4	37
5.0	24
3.8	31
0.3	37
2.3	26
1.0	42
1.8	42
1.0	42
1.1	42
0.3	37
1.2	42
1.5	42
1.3	42
1.2	42
0.7	37
0.3	9
1.6	38
0.5	37
0.2	37
3.3	20
0.7	37
2.7	31
2.7	31
3.8	24
2.2	34
1.1	30
0.9	43
1.4	43
1.4	46
1.0	46
0.2	50
1.6	31
1.0	2
4.2	20
2.5	31
2.8	31
4.0	24
0.8	34
1.3	0
1.8	26
0.7	42
0.8	42
2.2	26
0.8	42
0.4	46
2.5	31
1.0	28
2.3	14
2.6	24
1.3	3
1.4	37
0.4	43
0.9	37
1.2	37
1.7	38
2.5	24
2.5	24
1.2	43
0.2	42
1.9	26
0.9	37
0.3	42
0.6	42
0.2	42
0.4	42
0.1	42
0.2	6
0.6	34
0.4	43
2.3	20
4.8	18
1.3	24
1.5	24
2.1	28
1.9	30
1.7	24
1.7	20
2.7	24
3.5	24
2.2	15
1.7	26
0.4	42
0.5	43
0.6	26
2.1	26
1.4	26
1.3	42
0.6	31
0.1	37
3.2	24
0.7	34
2.4	29
1.0	34
1.1	24
1.6	24
2.8	24
0.2	31
1.5	24
0.2	34
0.5	43

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025 (this event)	514 records

Every Record Set

20 of 514

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Germany and 34 other countries, 3 to 18 January 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-01-05	Saentis	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-05	Hohenpeissenberg	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	77	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-06	Kaiserslautern	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	122	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-06	Basel Binningen	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	119	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-06	Rheinfelden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	68	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-07	Odesa	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	106	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-08	Buzau	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	89	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-08	Calarasi	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-08	Bucuresti-Baneasa	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	77	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-08	Buzau	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	77	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-08	Odesa	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	77	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-09	Sarajevo	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	122	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-09	Zagreb-Gric	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	122	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-09	Calarasi	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77	37 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-09	Kisinev	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	66	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-10	Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	77	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-11	Valencia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	82	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-11	Madrid - Retiro	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	70	33 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-11	Malaga Aeropuerto	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	70	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-12	Nouasseur	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	67	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 514 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.6	77
3.0	122
2.3	122
2.9	122
2.1	119
0.9	116
0.9	106
2.8	77
2.6	67
0.2	89
4.0	66
1.7	77
2.0	77
0.7	82
0.9	77
0.9	77
0.3	77
3.1	68
0.9	70
0.9	70
4.0	46
0.9	70
1.2	67
0.9	68
1.8	62
1.0	67
1.6	56
1.5	62
1.2	72
0.1	31
0.4	68
4.1	50
4.3	41
1.4	59
1.1	66
2.3	49
1.3	62
0.3	33
0.9	66
2.7	43
0.8	58
0.7	23
1.5	55
0.4	62
5.0	24
2.7	28
1.2	51
2.1	49
1.0	50
4.2	31
0.5	23
2.9	42
0.1	28
0.5	31
0.4	50
2.1	46
2.5	43
1.0	58
0.9	50
0.8	58
2.5	37
1.3	42
2.6	42
1.4	42
0.5	51
0.4	23
5.1	24
0.7	58
0.5	23
4.9	31
1.5	50
1.2	50
0.4	17
0.2	24
4.5	24
1.9	42
3.1	42
0.9	42
1.7	42
2.5	37
1.9	42
2.0	42
0.4	24
0.1	54
5.1	9
2.1	45
4.5	31
2.0	44
1.7	31
1.8	42
1.3	42
1.1	42
1.6	42
0.2	17
2.1	42
1.5	42
0.4	52
1.1	43
2.7	34
0.1	22
2.4	37
5.0	24
3.8	31
0.3	37
2.3	26
1.0	42
1.8	42
1.0	42
1.1	42
0.3	37
1.2	42
1.5	42
1.3	42
1.2	42
0.7	37
0.3	9
1.6	38
0.5	37
0.2	37
3.3	20
0.7	37
2.7	31
2.7	31
3.8	24
2.2	34
1.1	30
0.9	43
1.4	43
1.4	46
1.0	46
0.2	50
1.6	31
1.0	2
4.2	20
2.5	31
2.8	31
4.0	24
0.8	34
1.3	0
1.8	26
0.7	42
0.8	42
2.2	26
0.8	42
0.4	46
2.5	31
1.0	28
2.3	14
2.6	24
1.3	3
1.4	37
0.4	43
0.9	37
1.2	37
1.7	38
2.5	24
2.5	24
1.2	43
0.2	42
1.9	26
0.9	37
0.3	42
0.6	42
0.2	42
0.4	42
0.1	42
0.2	6
0.6	34
0.4	43
2.3	20
4.8	18
1.3	24
1.5	24
2.1	28
1.9	30
1.7	24
1.7	20
2.7	24
3.5	24
2.2	15
1.7	26
0.4	42
0.5	43
0.6	26
2.1	26
1.4	26
1.3	42
0.6	31
0.1	37
3.2	24
0.7	34
2.4	29
1.0	34
1.1	24
1.6	24
2.8	24
0.2	31
1.5	24
0.2	34
0.5	43

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.6	77
3.0	122
2.3	122
2.9	122
2.1	119
0.9	116
0.9	106
2.8	77
2.6	67
0.2	89
4.0	66
1.7	77
2.0	77
0.7	82
0.9	77
0.9	77
0.3	77
3.1	68
0.9	70
0.9	70
4.0	46
0.9	70
1.2	67
0.9	68
1.8	62
1.0	67
1.6	56
1.5	62
1.2	72
0.1	31
0.4	68
4.1	50
4.3	41
1.4	59
1.1	66
2.3	49
1.3	62
0.3	33
0.9	66
2.7	43
0.8	58
0.7	23
1.5	55
0.4	62
5.0	24
2.7	28
1.2	51
2.1	49
1.0	50
4.2	31
0.5	23
2.9	42
0.1	28
0.5	31
0.4	50
2.1	46
2.5	43
1.0	58
0.9	50
0.8	58
2.5	37
1.3	42
2.6	42
1.4	42
0.5	51
0.4	23
5.1	24
0.7	58
0.5	23
4.9	31
1.5	50
1.2	50
0.4	17
0.2	24
4.5	24
1.9	42
3.1	42
0.9	42
1.7	42
2.5	37
1.9	42
2.0	42
0.4	24
0.1	54
5.1	9
2.1	45
4.5	31
2.0	44
1.7	31
1.8	42
1.3	42
1.1	42
1.6	42
0.2	17
2.1	42
1.5	42
0.4	52
1.1	43
2.7	34
0.1	22
2.4	37
5.0	24
3.8	31
0.3	37
2.3	26
1.0	42
1.8	42
1.0	42
1.1	42
0.3	37
1.2	42
1.5	42
1.3	42
1.2	42
0.7	37
0.3	9
1.6	38
0.5	37
0.2	37
3.3	20
0.7	37
2.7	31
2.7	31
3.8	24
2.2	34
1.1	30
0.9	43
1.4	43
1.4	46
1.0	46
0.2	50
1.6	31
1.0	2
4.2	20
2.5	31
2.8	31
4.0	24
0.8	34
1.3	0
1.8	26
0.7	42
0.8	42
2.2	26
0.8	42
0.4	46
2.5	31
1.0	28
2.3	14
2.6	24
1.3	3
1.4	37
0.4	43
0.9	37
1.2	37
1.7	38
2.5	24
2.5	24
1.2	43
0.2	42
1.9	26
0.9	37
0.3	42
0.6	42
0.2	42
0.4	42
0.1	42
0.2	6
0.6	34
0.4	43
2.3	20
4.8	18
1.3	24
1.5	24
2.1	28
1.9	30
1.7	24
1.7	20
2.7	24
3.5	24
2.2	15
1.7	26
0.4	42
0.5	43
0.6	26
2.1	26
1.4	26
1.3	42
0.6	31
0.1	37
3.2	24
0.7	34
2.4	29
1.0	34
1.1	24
1.6	24
2.8	24
0.2	31
1.5	24
0.2	34
0.5	43