Spain Heatwave: 1965 Record Broken – +46°C

Especially the early heat wave at the end of June in Spain and Portugal is currently causing people to sweat heavily.

A new June -day heat record of +46 degrees has been recorded in the Southern Spain Spain city, located at the Portuguese border, according to AEMET data from the Spanish State Meteorological Service. It broke the +45.2 degree record set in Seville in 1965.

🌡️ On June 28, 40 ºC were exceeded in more than a hundred stations of the Aemet network, with up to 46 ºC in Granado (Huelva).

→ No 30 ºC has been dropped at points of Gran Canaria and 28 ºC in localities of the Peninsula during the early hours of Sunday. pic.twitter.com/BehtDHEVKe

– Aemet (@aemet_esp) June 29, 2025

Tens of other Spanish cities measured the maximum air temperature above 40 degrees. It was also very hot in the neighboring country in Portugal, especially in the Algarve Recreation Region in the south of the country, where the temperature of about 40 degrees was recorded. Mallorca, popular with many holidaymakers, rose to almost 35 degrees.

Almost as tiring as the heat of the day is very high at night, which did not fall below 30 degrees in the south. Many people find it difficult to sleep well on the so -called tropical nights when the temperature is so high.

However, no reports have been received due to heat due to heat in Spain or Portugal. People have a lot of experience in dealing with excessive heat, avoiding sporting activities in a particularly hottest day, wearing lightweight clothes, getting out of home in the morning or evening, doing things a little slower and drinking a lot of water. However, high air temperatures and intense sunlight cause significant drying of soil and vegetation, which significantly increases the risk of forest fires.