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Mainland Spain went through its hottest summer since records began in 1961, with the country experiencing an unprecedented 61 heat wave days across June, July and August, national weather agency AEMET said Wednesday.
The average temperature during the three-month summer period reached 24.5 degrees Celsius, setting a new national record.
According to AEMET, the average temperature came in 0.3°C above the previous record, which was registered in 2025.
The figure was also 2.4°C higher than the average for the 1991-2020 reference period, a baseline used by the weather agency to compare recent temperatures with longer-term climate conditions.
Alongside the record average temperature, mainland Spain recorded 61 heat wave days during June, July and August, marking an unprecedented total for the summer period.
AEMET released the figures as part of its assessment of Spain's summer weather conditions.
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