Over 95 million people in Europe face temperatures above 35°C amid heatwave

Passengers stand on the platform waiting for trains delayed due to the heatwave at Warsaw Central railway station in Warsaw on June 28, 2026 (Sergei GAPON / AFP)
Passengers stand on the platform waiting for trains delayed due to the heatwave at Warsaw Central railway station in Warsaw on June 28, 2026 (Sergei GAPON / AFP)

More than 95 million people in Europe, mainly located in the eastern and southern parts of the continent, are set to face temperatures of at least 35°C today, according to AFP calculations.

This is down from more than 130 million forecast to experience such temperatures on Monday, although 2 in 5 people in Europe (excluding Turkey) are still expected to face temperatures above 30°C today as the continent’s most severe heatwave on record spreads east after smothering Western Europe last week.

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