Temperature records have been broken in several European cities today following a heatwave
Visitors to Portmarnock beach cool off in high temperatures in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Tue Jun 23 2026 - 17:29 • 1 MIN READ
Several countries in Europe are coping under a heatdome, with record temperatures and heat warnings issued.
France has recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday, June 23rd, following an exceptional heatwave, the national weather agency said.
Spain has issued red alerts for temperatures of 44 degrees in southern Andalusia as well as heat warnings in other regions.
Meanwhile in Ireland, a status yellow high temperature warning has been issued by Met Éireann to be in place from noon on Tuesday until Friday morning.
People cool off in Dun Laoghaire waters in Co Dublin on June 23rd. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Sunbathers at Seapoint in Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
The elephants in Dublin Zoo are sprayed down to keep cool in the hot weather. Photo: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times
Derek Smyth takes the sun from a deck chair outside his city centre home on Sherriff Street Lower in Dublin. Photo: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she walks in the street in Bordeaux, France: Photo: Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images
A woman walks front of a school with windows covered with Blanc de Meudon, a type of chalk powder, applyed by student's parents to protect the children from the heat during a heatwave in Nantes, western France. Photo: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images
People on Westminster Bridge in London. Photo: Ben Whitley/PA Wire
A delegate cools themself with a fan as they listen to a speech by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the Climate Innovation Forum, part of London Climate Action Week, at the Guildhall in central London. Photo: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
People sunbathing at London Fields Lido outdoor swimming pool as Britain faced forecast record June temperatures amid a heatwave in London. Photo: Tolga Akmen/EPA/Shutterstock
Sunrise at Tynemouth Beach in the north east of England. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
