Spain records 61 heatwave days in 2026, highest on record
AEMET said the country logged 61 heatwave days, while health monitors estimated 5,234 heat-related deaths over the summer.
- 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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The Spanish Meteorological Institute announced that the summer of 2026 was recorded as the hottest in the country in the last 65 years. The heatwave lasted for 61 days, and the record temperatures also brought about wildfires.
Extreme heat grips country for around 2 out of every 3 summer days
During the summer of 2026, Spain recorded the highest average temperature since the registration of aerial data began in 1961, exceeding the previous record recorded in the summer of 2025. In a statement, the Spanish Ministry of Environmental Transformation stated that the summer of 2026 was the hottest in the country, noting that it had experienced long and extraordinary periods of extremely high temperatures in various regions.
Spain has recorded its hottest summer since meteorological measurements began, with the country experiencing a total of 61 days of heatwaves – 20 days more than the record set in 2022. According to the Spanish National Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the summer of 2026 recorded an average temperature of 24.5°C, becoming the hottest summer in the historical data series, which begins in 1961. The average temperature was 0.3°C higher than in 2025 an…
SPAIN recorded a record 61 days under a heatwave in 2026, making this summer the hottest since records began in 1961. Summers are getting longer and hotter, and fires have also been recorded.
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