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EXCLUSIVE How hot will YOUR holiday be? Use our interactive graphic to search the maximum and average summer temperatures in 103 destinations across 39 European countries By Laura Sharman Published: 12:22, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 12:44, 27 June 2024 e-mail 2 View comments British holidaymakers are heading for another scorching summer after temperatures smashed global records in 2023. Last year was the hottest year on record, with temperatures in southern Europe reaching 48C and lasting up to two weeks or more . As the first heatwaves engulfed Europe this month , scientists and meteorologists are predicting 2024 is set to be even warmer, bringing more of the extreme weather suffered last year.

Already this summer, tourists have been seen flocking to drinking fountains in Rome, wildfires have spread across Greece and tourists have died from heat exhaustion. The mercury has soared well above 40C in destinations including Greece, Italy , Turkey, Cyprus and The Canary Islands. The European Union 's Copernicus Climate Change Service said the latter part of the summer was likely to be 'warmer than average everywhere'.



So, how hot will your summer holiday get? Here's our ultimate guide to this year's holiday 'hot' spots - and use our interactive graphic below to search the maximum and average summer temperatures in 103 destinations across 39 European countries. ZOOM IN ON YOUR HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN OUR TOOL BELOW Your browser does not support iframes. GREECE The Greek government iss.

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