A severe heatwave is sweeping across Europe, with forecasts on Sunday, June 28, 2026, indicating that about 191 million people are experiencing temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius. According to a report by AFP, the heat is most intense in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. Data from the German Weather Service and Austria’s NGO ClimateDashboard show that excluding Turkey, around 381 million people across Europe are facing temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius.

The forecast suggests that nearly all of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic will see temperatures surpassing 35 degrees Celsius, while about 42 million people in Germany, including those in Berlin, are affected. The heatwave also extends to Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, and western Ukraine. In France, although a red alert is expected to be lifted by evening, around 11 million people continue to suffer from the heat.

Climate researchers warn that the actual number of affected people may be higher, as the weather model used does not fully capture urban heat island effects in densely populated cities.