PARIS, France, June 26, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 150 million people in Europe, including more than 50 million in Germany and more than 30 million in France, are expected to experience temperatures above 35C on Friday, AFP calculations found.

Maximum temperatures are forecast to exceed 30C for more than 420 million people across Europe (excluding Turkey), around 70 percent of the population.

AFP's analysis, based on forecasts from the German Meteorological Service and 2025 population projections from the Joint Research Centre, is in line with figures from Austrian NGO Klimadashboard.