started · updated
Spain weather: Aemet confirms record summer 2026 and maintains warning thresholds
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has confirmed that the summer of 2026 was the warmest recorded in Spain since at least 1869. The season was characterized by extreme heat, including 61 days of heatwaves, with a peninsular average temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius—2.4 degrees above the 1991-2020 reference period.
Aemet has also announced that it will maintain its current orange and red weather warning thresholds. In the Mediterranean area, including Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, and the Balearic Islands, a red warning for rain is triggered when precipitation exceeds 90 liters per square meter, whereas the threshold for the rest of Spain remains at 60 liters per square meter. This distinction accounts for the higher frequency of torrential rain episodes in the Mediterranean region.
Looking ahead, Aemet predicts a warmer-than-normal autumn for Spain, with a 60% to 70% probability of temperatures remaining above average during the September to November period. Additionally, studies in the Pyrenees indicate significant warming trends, with some areas experiencing temperature increases of up to 2.1 degrees Celsius in recent decades.
Entities
AEMET · Andorra · Barcelona · Catalonia · Copernicus Climate Change Service · Ebro Valley · Jorge Tamayo · Jose Angel Núñez · LIFE Pyrenees4Clima · Meteocat · NOAA · Observatori de l’Ebre
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 3 SOURCES] In the Mediterranean area, a red warning for rain requires exceeding 90 liters per square meter. actualidadvalencia.com · www.apuntmedia.es · diariodealicante.net
- [● 3 SOURCES] Aemet will maintain current orange and red weather warning thresholds. actualidadvalencia.com · www.apuntmedia.es · diariodealicante.net
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The average temperature in peninsular Spain during summer 2026 was 24.5 degrees Celsius. efeverde.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] There is a 60% to 70% probability that autumn in Spain will be warmer than normal. efeverde.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The summer of 2026 was the warmest since at least 1869. efeverde.com · www.elperiodico.digital
- [● 3 SOURCES] The red warning threshold for rain in the rest of Spain is 60 liters per square meter. actualidadvalencia.com · www.apuntmedia.es · diariodealicante.net
- [● 2 SOURCES] The summer 2026 temperature was 2.4 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. www.eldigitaldealbacete.com · efeverde.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Summer 2026 saw 61 days of heatwaves in Spain. efeverde.com