The current record for the hottest year is likely to be broken again within the next five years, the British Met Office said.
As it stands, the hottest year on record was in 2016, when 1.16C of warming was recorded.
Analysis shows the five-year period from 2020 to 2024 is expected to be the hottest five years on record globally, as temperatures over the period are predicted to be between 1.15C and 1.46C above pre-industrial levels.
Global temperatures for each individual year are likely to exceed pre-industrial levels by between 1.06C and 1.62C.
The research reflects rising global temperatures, as the previous five years were the warmest such period on record, showing an average warming of 1.09C.
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