UK heatwave: Britain will be hotter than the Bahamas, Mumbai and even Rio de Janeiro
Temperatures are forecast to climb to 38C in parts of the UK
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The UK is experiencing something of a heat wave with the capital expected to be hotter than Mumbai, Johannesburg and parts of the Bahamas today.
Temperatures are expected to climb to at least 35C degrees in London – the hottest day in almost a decade – as throughout the UK Britons try and enjoy the sun. Temperatures will be higher than the following places.
Kingston, Jamaica - 32C
The capital of the island country, average temperate for this time of year usually hovers around the 30 to 32 degree mark.
Sydney, Australia – 16C
This is a slight cheat: Australia is after all in its winter months and hardly likely to compete with the African heat-wave washing over our shores.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 26C
Average temperatures in the vibrant city for this time of year are actually lower than you might expect – around 25C – but would still normally beat our ‘British summers’ into the very long grass.
Mumbai, India - 31C
Parts of western India are currently sweltering with their own, far more serious, heatwave. But further south the Bollywood capital of India is enjoy a relatively (for them) balmy 31C.
Zagreb, Croatia - 24C
This summer’s ‘destination’ holiday location (according to various glossy magazines) sun-bathers on the islands may be disappointed.
Johannesburg, South Africa – 18C
Again, a slight cheat: it is technically the country’s winter at the moment. Even so, their winter’s hardly compare to ours.
Lisbon, Portugal – 20C
Also experiencing part of the African heat sweeping across Europe, we appear to have done much better out of it than our European neighbours.
Bahamas – 32C
There has never been a frost or freeze in the Bahamas (unsurprisingly given its location). The islands are currently enjoying an above average warm-spell, although for the weather out there it’s all much of a much-ness.
Colombo, Sri Lanka – 29C
Often sweltering under a humid environment, the capital city of Sri Lanka just misses out on a tropical rainforest climate. It has consistently warm weather all year round.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments