Mainland Spain registered its hottest first half of the summer since records began in 1961, with two heatwaves sending temperatures soaring, national weather agency AEMET said on Tuesday.
The average temperature from June 1st to July 15th was 24.5C, 3.3C higher than the figure of 21.2C for the 1991-2020 reference period, AEMET spokesman Ruben del Campo told AFP.
Temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday were calculated using forecasts and any "small difference" with observations "will have scant impact on the analysis", he added.
"Practically all days in the summer of 2026 have up to now recorded temperatures higher than the normal average in the whole of Spain," AEMET said on X.
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