Spain Records 61 Heatwave Days in 2026, Highest on Record
AEMET said the average temperature was 24.5C and the season had 61 heatwave days, both records for mainland Spain.
- On Wednesday, AEMET reported that mainland Spain endured its hottest summer since 1961, recording an unprecedented 61 heatwave days across June, July, and August that obliterated the previous record of 41 from 2022.
- Spain's 10 hottest summers have all occurred in the 21st century, with average temperatures this year reaching 24.5C, exceeding the 2025 record by 0.3C and the 1991-2020 reference period by 2.4C.
- The Carlos III Health Institute estimated more than 5,000 heat-related deaths from June to August, establishing a record since the agency began tracking such statistics in 2015.
- According to the European Forest Fire Information System, almost 296,000 hectares burned in Spain through September 2 as extreme heat created ideal conditions for widespread wildfires.
- Exceptional heat extended beyond traditional summer limits, with the municipality of Granado reaching 45.7C on September 2, matching the monthly record and marking the highest temperature in Spain this year.
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Spain recorded 61 days with heat conditions on the mainland and in the Balearic Islands in 2026, the largest number ever recorded and much more than the previous record of 41 days set in 2022, announced Wednesday the national meteorology agency AEMET, quoted by Reuters. Spain also had the highest...
Spain records 61 heatwave days in 2026, highest on record
MADRID, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Spain recorded 61 days under heatwave conditions across the mainland and Balearic Islands in 2026, the highest number on record and far above the previous peak of 41 days in 2022, national weather agency AEMET said on Wedne...
Spain recorded its warmest summer since the beginning of the weather surveys in 1961, marked by an increase in heat waves and an increase in mortality.
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The average temperature for those three months was 24.5C, 0.3C above the previous record from 2025 and 2.4C higher than the 1991-2020 reference period, AEMET said in a statement. A string of exceptional summer heatwaves have smashed temperature records across Europe this year, which scientists say human-driven climate change has intensified and lengthened. AEMET said the 10 hottest summers on record in Spain have all come in the 21st century. T…
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