China endured its hottest summer on record in 2025

China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country’s south. From June to August, “large parts of China experienced intense heat, with the national average temperature reaching 22.31C”, the hottest summer since records began in 1961, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a social media post on Monday night.