Overview

• Spain’s June–August average reached 24.2°C, topping 2022 by 0.1°C and running 2.1°C above the 1991–2020 norm, the highest since records began in 1961.
• Three heatwaves spanned 36 days, with a record 16‑day August event pushing temperatures above 45°C in the south and a 45.8°C peak in Jerez de la Frontera.
• Extreme heat contributed to Spain’s most destructive wildfire season in three decades, as EU burned area totaled about 1.03 million hectares, according to EFFIS.
• The Carlos III Health Institute estimates the August heatwave caused more than 1,100 deaths, mostly among people over 65.
• AEMET has yellow high‑temperature alerts for Seville, Córdoba and Jaén with highs near 40°C this week, and it expects another warmer‑than‑normal spell for Sept 22–28 with little rain across much of Spain.