The summer of 2026 was the warmest on record in Russia, weather expert Mikhail Leus said.

The summer of 2026 was the warmest on record in Russia, weather expert Mikhail Leus said.

“The summer of 2026 was the warmest on record, dating back to 1891. Extremely high temperatures were recorded in the Urals and Siberia, while average temperatures in the country’s European part and the Far East were close to normal,” he wrote on Telegram.