On August 13, local time, the latest report released by Germany's Robert Koch Institute shows that from April 6 to August 2, 2026, about 12,500 people died due to high temperatures in Germany. This number exceeds the annual number of deaths related to high temperatures in any year since 2016. The report said that a severe heatwave at the end of June this year caused a large number of deaths. The Robert Koch Institute estimates that in the week of June 22-28 alone, around 9,600 people died due to high temperatures across Germany. At the time, temperatures in many parts of Germany were close to 40 degrees Celsius. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the above data was calculated based on mortality data issued by the German Federal Statistical Office and combined with data from 52 weather stations of the German Meteorological Service. The current statistics are conservative estimates and may be further adjusted in the future.

On August 13, local time, the latest report released by Germany's Robert Koch Institute shows that from April 6 to August 2, 2026, about 12,500 people died due to high temperatures in Germany. This number exceeds the annual number of deaths related to high temperatures in any year since 2016. The report said that a severe heatwave at the end of June this year caused a large number of deaths. The Robert Koch Institute estimates that in the week of June 22-28 alone, around 9,600 people died due to high temperatures across Germany. At the time, temperatures in many parts of Germany were close to 40 degrees Celsius. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the above data was calculated based on mortality data issued by the German Federal Statistical Office and combined with data from 52 weather stations of the German Meteorological Service. The current statistics are conservative estimates and may be further adjusted in the future.