Seasonal Climate Outlook for Europe - November
Summary
Europe experienced a warmer-than-average October 2025, with significant rainfall in the Balkans. Forecasts for the December 2025 – February 2026 winter period project warmer-than-average temperatures, particularly in northeastern Europe, and weakly positive precipitation anomalies.
Key insights
- In October 2025, Europe's temperature was 0.60°C above the 1991-2020 mean, with temperatures significantly above normal in northern and southwestern Europe and below normal in Italy and southeastern Europe.
- October 2025 precipitation was mixed, featuring negative anomalies in the southwest and northeast, while southeast Europe saw significant positive anomalies, including the wettest October on record for much of the Balkans.
- For the winter period of December 2025 to February 2026, Europe is projected to be warmer than average, with temperature anomalies ranging from 0.5°C in western Europe to 2°C in eastern and northeastern Europe.
- Winter forecasts for December 2025 – February 2026 indicate weakly positive precipitation anomalies for Europe (up to +10%) and projected positive soil moisture anomalies for parts of eastern Europe and Russia, while Turkey, western Europe, and parts of central Europe are projected to have weakly negative soil moisture anomalies.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Hansen, B. (2025). Seasonal Climate Outlook for Europe - November. Climate Strategies. https://climatestrategies.org/seasonal-climate-outlook-for-europe-november/
- Chicago
- Hansen, Brynn. Seasonal Climate Outlook for Europe - November. Climate Strategies, 2025. https://climatestrategies.org/seasonal-climate-outlook-for-europe-november/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |last1=Hansen |first1=Brynn |title=Seasonal Climate Outlook for Europe - November |publisher=Climate Strategies |date=25 November 2025 |url=https://climatestrategies.org/seasonal-climate-outlook-for-europe-november/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{hansen2025seasonal, author = {Hansen, Brynn}, title = {{Seasonal Climate Outlook for Europe - November}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/seasonal-climate-outlook-for-europe-november/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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