Is 41.9°C the new normal for Czech summers?

Radio Prague International - latest articles · Jul 2, 2026 · 5m

Over the past weekend, Czechia experienced an extreme heatwave that broke all previous records, with the highest temperature ever measured on its territory reaching 41.9°C. But was this just an isolated weather event, or a glimpse of what summers in Central Europe will increasingly look like in the future? If the latter is true, how do we adapt to steadily rising temperatures, what does this mean for cities and daily life, and is there any realistic chance that global warming could still be slowed or even stopped?