Drought in Europe July 2026

Drought conditions have been deteriorating in central and eastern Europe. Alert conditions persist in central-eastern Europe and have worsened in western Europe. Warning drought conditions remain generally stable in Europe and have extensively expanded in France. Scarce precipitation is the main driver of the drought, with severe and prolonged deficits observed in eastern and central Europe. Key compounding factors have been the observed temperature anomalies, much warmer than average over central-western Europe, and the severe heatwaves that a

Source: op.europa.eu