Poland hits all-time temperature record of 40.3°C in Toruń

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Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. This is a breaking news story and may be updated as further information becomes available. Temperatures in Poland have reached the highest level on record, with a figure of 40.3°C (104.5°F) recorded in the city of Toruń on Sunday afternoon, as the heatwave that has hit Europe this week moves eastwards. The figure was confirmed by Agnieszka Prasek, the spokesman for Poland’s state meteorological agency, IMGW-PIB, speaking to Polsat News. W naszym kraju padł nowy rekord ciepła. W Toruniu słupki rtęci wskazały aż 40,3 st. Celsjusza – potwierdziła Polsat News rzeczniczka IMGW, Agnieszka Prasek. https://t.co/bpcNn1mtyA PolsatNews.pl (@PolsatNewsPL) June 28, 2026 It remains possible that an even higher temperature will be recorded today as measurements continue to come in and are officially confirmed. Most of Poland has today seen temperatures in at least the mid-30s, with the hot weather likely to last into Monday. 🌡️ Temperatura powietrza w Polsce – godz. 15:00 🌐 Aktualne dane pomiarowe, prognozy i ostrzeżenia meteorologiczne dostępne są na https://t.co/tBq6AJFvlF#IMGW #IMGWPIB #MeteoIMGW #Pogoda #Upał pic.twitter.com/9989ksO67c IMGW-PIB METEO POLSKA (@IMGWmeteo) June 28, 2026 On Saturday, Poland had already seen a record June temperature, with thermometers hitting 38.9°C in the town of Słubice on the border with Germany. That surpassed the previous June record of 38.3°C set in 2019 in the village of Ceber, Lower Silesia. Now, the all-time record of 40.2°C in the territory of today’s Poland (a country whose borders have changed regularly throughout history) has also been broken. That was recorded in 1921 in the town of Prószków, which at the time was part of Germany. An even higher temperature, 40.5°C, was noted in 1943 in the town of Ścinawa, Lower Silesia, although that reading is not recognised as official as no documentation survived the war. Click here to help us continue providing news free from paywalls and ads Much of Europe has this week seen sweltering temperatures, with many countries breaking all-time records, including France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and the Czech Republic. Forecasters in Poland have warned that extremely high temperatures will continue on Monday, though from Tuesday the weather will begin to cool. In addition to the extreme heat, Poland’s state meteorological agency, IMGW-PIB, warns that severe storms, including heavy rainfall and high winds, are likely in parts of the country between Sunday and Wednesday. On Sunday afternoon, storms were recorded in parts of western Poland. ⚠️⛈️ KOMUNIKAT METEOROLOGICZNY DOTYCZĄCY PROGNOZOWANYCH GWAŁTOWNYCH BURZ ORAZ INTENSYWNYCH OPADÓW DESZCZU. ⛈️⚠️ 👉 Analiza aktualnej sytuacji synoptycznej oraz wyników modeli numerycznych wskazuje na utrzymywanie się warunków sprzyjających występowaniu gwałtownych zjawisk… pic.twitter.com/djcoSaJjZN IMGW-PIB METEO POLSKA (@IMGWmeteo) June 28, 2026 Various meteorological organisations and other scientists and experts have warned that the conditions seen in Europe this week will become increasingly common due to climate change. “Heatwaves like this are what we expect to see in a changing climate,” said John Kennedy, head of climate information at the World Meteorological Organization. Europe is the fastest-warming continent, experiencing a two-degree rise in average temperatures in the last 50 years, he noted. Speaking at London Climate Week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “climate disasters are becoming more frequent, more destructive, and more costly”, noting that it such events “hit the vulnerable people the hardest”. Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that caused recent deadly floods in Central Europe twice as likely and 7% more intense, a group of scientists has found They warn that rising global temperatures will make such events even more common https://t.co/CKG0oU9EeW Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) September 26, 2024 As well as heatwaves, Poland has been affected by persistent drought conditions as a result of low rainfall in recent years. Last summer, the water level of its longest river, the Vistula, fell as low as 4cm in Warsaw. Meanwhile, climate change has also increased the likelihood of flooding. After deadly floods hit Poland in 2024, scientists found that the catastrophe was made more likely and more intense by human-induced climate change. And extreme weather has not been confined to heat. At the other end of the thermometer, a new record low temperature of -41.1°C (roughly -42°F) was recorded in Poland’s southern Tatra mountains in February 2025. The water level in the Vistula, Poland's longest river, reached a record low of 4cm in Warsaw this month. This does not mean that the river is drying up, but it is an indicator of the mounting environmental threats it is facing, explains @WojciechKosc https://t.co/2Ttl0352hl Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) September 24, 2025 Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Main image credit: Klaudia Radecka / Agencja Wyborcza.pl