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Spain Confirms Hottest Summer on Record as Heat Alerts Return in the South

A 24.2°C seasonal average is now official, with Córdoba and Seville forecast to approach 40°C this week.

Tourists cover themselves with umbrellas while visiting Plaza Mayor square during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
FILE - A group of women cover themselves with umbrellas during a heat wave in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)
FILE - A woman fans herself in Madrid, Spain, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
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Overview

  • AEMET has activated yellow high-temperature warnings for Seville, Córdoba and Jaén from Tuesday through Thursday.
  • Inland Andalucía is expected to reach 39–40°C, with the week’s peak around Thursday and a slight easing into the weekend.
  • Forecasters attribute the late-season spike to a robust subtropical anticyclone and unusually warm sea surface temperatures.
  • Summer 2025 brought three heatwaves over 36 days, including a record 16-day August stretch that exceeded 45°C in the south.
  • Authorities report a record 382,000 hectares burned in Spain and estimate more than 1,100 heat-related deaths during the season.